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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Business rates inquiry

Inquiry by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, 3 December 2015 to 24 April 2017. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 22 February 2016: David Phillips, Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Dr Kevin Muldoon-Smith, Associate Lecturer and Researcher, Northumbria University, and Simon Parker, Director, New Local Government Network.
  • 7 March 2016: Andy Hall, Business Rates Assurance Manager, Boston Borough Council, Councillor David Finch, Leader, Essex County Council, and Dennis Napier, Assistant Head of Financial Resources, Sunderland City Council; Councillor Tim Mitchell, Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services, Westminster City Council, Paul Dransfield, Strategic Director, Major Programmes, Birmingham City Council, Sharon Gregory, LGSS Group Accountant, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire County Councils, and Councillor Claire Kober, Chair, LGA Resources Panel, Local Government Association (at 4.45pm).
  • 22 March 2016: Sean Nolan, Senior Local Government Adviser, Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, David Magor, Chief Executive, and Andrew Hetherton, Chairman, IRRV Valuers' Association Board, Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation; Tom Ironside, Director, Business Regulation, British Retail Consortium, Chris Richards, Senior Business Environment Policy Adviser, EEF, and Mike Cherry, National Chair, Federation of Small Businesses.
  • 11 April 2016: Richard Paver, Treasurer, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Joe Anderson, Chair, Liverpool City Region, and Sharon Gregory, LGSS Group Accountant, Cambridgeshire County Council; Sir Edward Lister, Deputy Mayor, Policy and Planning, Greater London Authority, Guy Ware, Director for Finance, Performance and Procurement, London Councils, and Colin Stanbridge, Chief Executive, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (at 4.45pm).