Communities and Local Government

Non-Domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) small and (b) large properties in each region will be subject to (i) an increase and (ii) a decrease in business rates of (A) zero, (B) one to five, (C) six to 10, (D) 11 to 15, (E) 16 to 20, (F) 21 to 30, (G) 31 to 40, (H) 41 to 50, (I) 51 to 100, (J) 101 to 200 and (K) over 200 per cent. before the application of transitional relief in 2010-11.

[Official Report, 12 October 2009, Vol. 497, c. 338-40W.]

Letter of correction from Rosie Winterton:

An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Putney (Justine Greening) on 12 October 2009. In the table entitled “Large Properties” the figures for London were misplaced.

The correct answer is as follows:

*Large properties*
	North East	North West	North Yorkshire and the Humber West	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West
Less than -50%	¹—	100	¹—	¹—	100	100	100	100	¹—
Between -50% (including) and -40% (excluding)	100	200	100	200	200	200	200	300	100
Between -40% (incl.) and -30% (excl.)	100	600	300	1,100	500	800	700	1,100	400
Between -30% (incl.) and -20% (excl.)	600	2,200	1,200	4,600	3,100	3,200	2,400	7,100	1,400
Between -20% (incl.) and -15% (excl.)	2,800	9,500	7,500	9,700	9,400	6,300	5,900	15,500	3,200
Between -15% (incl.) and -10% (excl.)	2,500	7,700	5,300	3,500	8,300	6,600	5,800	10,000	3,700
Between -10% (incl.) and -5% (excl.)	2,500	8,500	5,500	2,600	6,400	6,900	8,100	9,600	4,600
Between -5% (incl.) and -0% (excl.)	2,100	6,900	4,500	2,300	4,900	6,000	9,200	7,400	5,100
No change (0%)²	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Between 0% (excl.) and 5% (incl.)	1,700	5,700	4,000	1,900	3,300	4,800	9,300	5,800	5,300
Between 5% (excl.) and 10% (incl.)	1,100	3,800	3,000	1,300	2,200	3,700	7,000	4,600	4,300
Between 10% (excl.) and 15% (incl.)	900	2,800	2,200	900	1,400	2,800	5,300	3,400	3,600
Between 15% (excl.) and 20% (incl.)	600	2,000	1,700	600	1,000	2,000	4,300	2,600	2,700
Between 20% (excl.) and 30% (incl.)	900	2,700	2,100	700	1,300	2,500	6,900	3,200	3,500
Between 30% (excl.) and 40% (incl.)	400	1,500	1,000	400	600	1,500	5,200	1,900	1,800
Between 40% (excl.) and 50% (incl.)	200	800	600	300	400	800	4,000	1,100	1,200
Between 50% (excl.) and 100% (incl.)	400	1,400	900	600	600	1,400	10,100	2,100	1,800
Between 100% (excl.) and 200% (incl.)	200	500	300	300	300	400	1,100	600	500
More than 200% (excl.)	100	100	100	100	100	100	200	200	200
¹Negligible (less than 50). ² 344 properties see no change in their business rates bill. All these properties have zero Rateable Value before and after the revaluation. Note: Figures rounded to the nearest hundred.

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Volume 497: debated on Thursday 22 October 2009