To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what her estimate is of the average business rate bill in England in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. (253876)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 19 January 2009, Official Report, column 1081W

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what her estimate is of the percentage change in the level of business rates bills in England between 2008-09 and 2009-10. (253877)

Data are currently being collected from local authorities and details of the level of non-domestic rates to be collected in England in 2009-10 will be published in due course.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how the transitional relief in the 2010 business rates revaluation will be financed. (253881)

The legislation requires that the transitional scheme be designed with the objective of being self financing. We will be consulting on the details of the 2010 scheme over the summer 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether workplace parking spaces are valued for business rates purposes. (253888)

Workplace parking spaces can add to the rental value of office or other business premises and are therefore taken into account in arriving at rateable value for non-domestic rates.