10 Sept 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of 2 September 2024 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Official Report, Column 3
ReplyGovernment is committed to supporting high streets and town centres, empowering communities and tackling the problem of persistent vacancy. Owing to the complex and technical nature of the policy, secondary legislation is required to implement High Street...
9 Sept 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, whether she plans to change the local government funding formula in the upcoming Local Government Finance Settlement; and whether she plans to consult on (a) technical changes an
ReplyFuture local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged. The department will work with local government leaders to ensure they are better able to fulfil their s...
9 Sept 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, whether she plans to redistribute assets and wealth between different (a) local authorities, (b) communities and (c) local government through the Local Government Finance Settlem
ReplyFuture local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged. The department will work with local government leaders to ensure they are better able to fulfil their s...
9 Sept 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, whether the Local Government Finance Settlement will contain measures to reform adult social care funding.
ReplyWe recognise the financial pressures that local authorities face and remain committed to supporting local government to deliver improved outcomes for local people through the adult social care system. We are committed to delivering a multiyear settlement ...
6 Sept 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, what steps her Department has taken to facilitate (a) restaurants and (b) pubs to offer outdoor smoking facilities since 2010.
ReplyThe provision of outdoor smoking facilities on the premises of an individual business is currently a matter for the business itself. However, where a business has a pavement license allowing it to have seating on the public highway, the national 'smoke fr...
5 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedIn what Special Category code the Valuation Office Agency classifies shisha bars; and how many shisha bars there are in each local authority in England.
ReplyThe Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for assessing all non-domestic properties for business rates purposes. The categorisation of properties is determined by the characteristics of the property, rather than the occupier. The special category c...
5 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat the average rateable value was for hereditaments with the (a) 227 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Inc. Lodge) (National Scheme), (b) 226 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (National Scheme), (c) 234 Restaurants, (d)
ReplyThe Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for assessing all non-domestic properties for business rates purposes and determining each property’s rateable value (RV). Non-domestic properties are assigned a special category code (SCat), as a descripto...
5 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat the average business rates charge was for hereditaments with the (a) 227 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Inc. Lodge) (National Scheme), (b) 226 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (National Scheme), (c) 234 Restaurant
ReplyThe Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for assessing all non-domestic properties for business rates purposes and determining each property’s rateable value (RV). Non-domestic properties are assigned a special category code (SCat), as a descripto...
5 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhether the Valuation Office Agency takes account of the (a) presence and (b) size of a pub garden when valuing a pub for business rates; and whether the size of the garden is recorded by Agency.
ReplyThe VOA is responsible for assessing all non-domestic properties for business rates purposes to determine their rateable value (RV). The RV of any non-domestic (business) property represents the annual rent the property would achieve if let on the open ma...
5 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat business rate reliefs will be available in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 to (i) pubs, (ii) restaurants and (iii) nightclubs; and what the thresholds and eligibility requirements are for each.
ReplyThe full set of business rate reliefs available in 2024-25 and the eligibility criteria for them can be found on gov.uk. This includes: The 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) Relief which offers 75% rate relief up to a limit of £110,000 per RHL...
5 Sept 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether his Department has carried out impact assessments of the Government’s plans to ban (a) smoking and (b) vaping (i) in pub gardens, (ii) at outdoor restaurant tables, (iii) at outdoor shisha
ReplyThe Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.The Government supports measures tha...
5 Sept 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's proposals to ban outdoor smoking and vaping in and by pubs on the number of pub closures.
ReplyThe Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.The Government supports measures tha...
5 Sept 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether his Department has carried out an impact assessment of the Government’s plans to ban (a) smoking and (b) vaping across university campuses.
ReplyThe Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.The Government supports measures tha...
5 Sept 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether he plans to consult on banning smoking and vaping outside pubs, nightclubs and restaurants; and whether he has a planned timetable for the proposed ban.
ReplyThe Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.The Government supports measures tha...
5 Sept 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of banning smoking and vaping outside pubs, restaurants and nightclubs on the (a) night-time economy and (b) viability of local high
ReplyThe Government will soon introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill into Parliament, which stands to be the most significant public health intervention in a generation, and will put us on track to a smoke-free United Kingdom.The Government supports measures tha...
5 Sept 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat information the Valuation Office Agency holds on the number of hereditaments there are with the (a) 227 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Inc. Lodge) (National Scheme), (b) 226 Public Houses/Pub Restaurants (Natio
ReplyThe Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for assessing all non-domestic properties for business rates purposes and determining each property’s rateable value (RV). Non-domestic properties are assigned a special category code (SCat), as a descripto...