Information between 23rd January 2024 - 19th October 2026
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Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
29 speeches (19,259 words) 2nd reading Wednesday 29th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Earl of Lytton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) joined your Lordships House, back in 1985, I made my maiden speech on something called the Local Government Finance Bill - Link to Speech |
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Local Government Finance
Asked by: David Simmonds (Conservative - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) Wednesday 18th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 3748 on Private Education: Business Rates and to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2980 on Private Education: Business Rates and VAT, what other local government finance policy measures will be included in the Local Government Finance Bill. Answered by Jim McMahon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) There are currently no plans for the referenced Bill to include measures beyond those indicated in the technical note published on 29 July 2024. I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 3748 on 5 September 2024 and Question UIN 2980 on 9 September 2024. |
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Private Education: Business Rates and VAT
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex) Monday 9th September 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page eight of HM Treasury's technical note entitled Applying VAT to Private School Fees and Removing the Business Rates Charitable Rates Relief for Private Schools, what provisions will be included in the Local Government Finance Bill. Answered by Jim McMahon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The business rates policy change will be legislated for through a Local Government Finance Bill led by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which will be introduced following the Budget and is intended to take effect from April 2025, subject to Parliamentary process. As set out in the technical note, the VAT policy change will be legislated for in the Finance Bill, which will be introduced following the Budget. |
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Private Education: Business Rates
Asked by: James Cartlidge (Conservative - South Suffolk) Thursday 5th September 2024 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to remove business rate relief for private schools. Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General As announced on 29 July 2024, the government will legislate to remove the eligibility of private schools in England to business rates charitable rates relief.
This was a tough but necessary decision that will secure additional funding to help deliver the government’s commitments relating to education and young people, including opening 3,000 new nurseries, rolling out breakfast clubs to all primary schools, and recruiting 6,500 new teachers.
The business rates policy change will be legislated for through a local government finance bill, led by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which will be introduced following the Budget and is intended to take effect from April 2025, subject to Parliamentary process. |
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VAT on private school fees - CBP-10125
Nov. 11 2024 Found: Budget. 44 By contrast the change to business rates would be legislated for through a Local Government Finance Bill |
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Monday 29th July 2024
HM Treasury Source Page: VAT on Private School Fees & Removing the Charitable Rates Relief for Private Schools Document: (PDF) Found: The business rates policy change will be legislated for through a Local Government Finance Bill led |
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Monday 15th December 2025
Source Page: Welsh Government consolidated annual accounts 2024 to 2025 Document: Welsh Government consolidated annual accounts 2024 to 2025 (PDF) Found: risk of disease spread.Welsh Government Consolidated Accounts 2024-25 50 Case Study: Local Government Finance Bill |
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Tuesday 16th July 2024
Source Page: Senedd passes Bill to reform local tax system in Wales Document: Senedd passes Bill to reform local tax system in Wales (webpage) Found: Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office, Rebecca Evans, said: This is the first Welsh local government finance bill |
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Wednesday 8th November 2023
Source Page: Partnership Council for Wales meeting: 8 November 2023 Document: Minutes (PDF) Found: • Officials were working at pace to introduce a Local Government Finance Bill as part of the First |
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Tuesday 27th June 2023
Source Page: First Minister announces Welsh Government’s legislative programme Document: First Minister announces Welsh Government’s legislative programme (webpage) Found: democratic deficit in Wales and develop an electoral system fit for the 21st century.A Local Government Finance Bill |
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Thursday 9th February 2023
Source Page: Reforming non-domestic rates in Wales Document: Consultation document (PDF) Found: on the legislative programme, the Welsh Government announced plans to bring forward a local government finance Bill |
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Thursday 9th February 2023
Source Page: Reforming non-domestic rates in Wales Document: Summary of responses (PDF) Found: intends to bring forward changes to primary legislation this Senedd term, through a planned Local Government Finance Bill |
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Thursday 9th February 2023
Source Page: Written Statement: Consultation on the reform of non-domestic rates in Wales – summary of responses (9 February 2023) Document: Written Statement: Consultation on the reform of non-domestic rates in Wales – summary of responses (9 February 2023) (webpage) Found: Following the consultation, we will further develop our proposals for our planned Local Government Finance Bill |
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Wednesday 21st September 2022
Source Page: Written Statement: Consultation on the reform of non-domestic rating in Wales (21 September 2022) Document: Written Statement: Consultation on the reform of non-domestic rating in Wales (21 September 2022) (webpage) Found: legislative programme on 5 July 2022, the First Minister announced plans to bring forward a local government finance bill |
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The West Lothian Commission - Research paper
Wednesday 11th June 2014 The West Lothian Commission March 2012 In January 2012 Mark Harper MP, the Cabinet Office Minister, announced the creation of a Commission to examine the 'West Lothian Question – the issue of MPs from the devolved countries voting on laws than on... Found: are conferred on the National Assembly for Wales.20 The territorial extent of the Local Government Finance Bill |
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8. The Non-Domestic Rating (Multiplier) (Wales) Regulations 2025
Tuesday 18th February 2025 Mentions: 1: Heledd Fychan (Plaid Cymru - South Wales Central) Evidently, in the wake of passing the local government finance Bill, this Senedd will have new powers - Link to Speech |
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10. Stage 4 of The Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill
Tuesday 16th July 2024 Mentions: 1: Rebecca Evans (Welsh Labour - Gower) This is the first local government finance Bill that we've had in Wales since devolution, and I know - Link to Speech |
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7. Papers to note
Monday 8th July 2024 Mentions: 1: Mike Hedges (Welsh Labour and Co-operative Party - Swansea East) the Finance Committee and the Local Government and Housing Committee in relation to the local government finance Bill - Link to Speech |
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1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office
Wednesday 15th May 2024 Mentions: 1: Rebecca Evans (Welsh Labour - Gower) That's one of the reasons why we're introducing, through our local government finance Bill, three-yearly - Link to Speech |
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2. Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution
Monday 26th February 2024 Mentions: 1: Mick Antoniw (Welsh Labour - Pontypridd) I do remember, with the local government finance Bill, there were some very specific—. - Link to Speech |
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9. The Non-Domestic Rating (Multiplier) (Wales) Regulations 2024
Tuesday 20th February 2024 Mentions: 1: Peter Fox (Welsh Conservative Party - Monmouth) Welsh Government is finally introducing powers to implement a split multiplier through the local government finance Bill - Link to Speech |
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2. Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Wednesday 7th February 2024 |
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4. Financial Implications of the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Wednesday 7th February 2024 |
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6. Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Evidence session 8
Thursday 18th January 2024 Mentions: 1: Rebecca Evans (Welsh Labour - Gower) So, I don't want to turn this into a local government finance Bill scrutiny session, but flexibility - Link to Speech |
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2. Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government
Wednesday 13th December 2023 |
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2. Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
Monday 11th December 2023 |
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8. Finance Committee Debate—The Welsh Government’s spending priorities for the 2024-25 budget
Wednesday 12th July 2023 Mentions: 1: Paul Davies (Welsh Conservative Party - Preseli Pembrokeshire) Nevertheless, I'm pleased that the Welsh Government will be bringing forward a local government finance Bill - Link to Speech |
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8. Welsh Conservatives Debate: Rural communities
Wednesday 28th June 2023 Mentions: 1: Paul Davies (Welsh Conservative Party - Preseli Pembrokeshire) we understand the Welsh Government's plans to reform the system ahead of the proposed local government finance Bill - Link to Speech |
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3. Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Tuesday 27th June 2023 Mentions: 1: Mark Drakeford (Welsh Labour - Cardiff West) finally, in this extensive and ambitious programme of radical reform, we will introduce a local government finance Bill - Link to Speech |
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3. Ministerial scrutiny session - Minister for Finance and Local Government
Thursday 29th September 2022 Mentions: 1: Jayne Bryant (Welsh Labour - Newport West) set out some of the key provisions you think are likely to be included within a proposed local government finance Bill - Link to Speech 2: Rebecca Evans (Welsh Labour - Gower) and through those I think you get a really good idea of what you'll see in a forthcoming local government finance Bill - Link to Speech |
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3. Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
Tuesday 5th July 2022 Mentions: 1: Mark Drakeford (Welsh Labour - Cardiff West) And early in that third year we will also introduce a local government finance Bill. - Link to Speech 2: Andrew RT Davies (Welsh Conservative Party - South Wales Central) The local government finance Bill that the First Minister touched on, it would be good to understand - Link to Speech |