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Written Question
Non-domestic Rates
Tuesday 7th March 2017

Asked by: Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of (1) the total rateable value (a) before, and (b) after, the current business rate revaluation as at 1 April 2015, and (2) the percentage change as a result of the revaluation, of (i) office property, (ii) shop property, (iii) industrial and warehouse property, (iv) public house and restaurant property, (v) hotels, (vi) car showrooms, and (vii) supermarkets, for each standard region of England, and for the nations of England and Wales.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

1 April 2015 is the point in time at which the rateable values are set, known as the antecedent valuation date. The new rating lists come into effect following revaluation after 1 April 2017.

Official statistics were published on 6 October 2016 on the change in rateable values between the 2010 and 2017 rating lists following revaluation[1]. These includes the change in percentage terms of the total rateable value for England, Wales and each region of England (Table RV1.1) and by broad business sector (tables 1.1 to 1.4).

Further information has also been published, consistent with the official statistics, providing the change in rateable value by business category and by region.[2].

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rating-change-in-rateable-value-of-rating-lists-england-and-wales-2017-revaluation

[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-domestic-rating-2010-and-2017-revaluation-rateable-values-by-country-region-and-scat-code


Written Question
Non-domestic Rates
Tuesday 7th March 2017

Asked by: Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of (1) the total rateable value of commercial property (a) before, and (b) after, the current revaluation as at 1 April 2015, and (2) the percentage change as a result of the revaluation, in (i) each local authority area, (ii) each parliamentary constituency, and (iii) each standard region in England and Wales.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

1 April 2015 is the point in time at which the rateable values are set, known as the antecedent valuation date. The new rating lists come into effect following revaluation after 1 April 2017.

Official statistics were published on 6 October 2016 on the change in rateable values between the 2010 and 2017 rating lists following revaluation [1]. These include the change in percentage terms of the total rateable value for England, Wales and each region of England (Table RV1.1) and for local authorities (Table 1.0).

Valuation Office Agency data is not held in a way that easily allows data to be shown by parliamentary constituency.

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rating-change-in-rateable-value-of-rating-lists-england-and-wales-2017-revaluation


Written Question
Older Workers
Monday 9th November 2015

Asked by: Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the numbers of (1) employed males, and (2) employed females, aged 65 years or older (a) five years ago, (b) 10 years ago, and (c) 20 years ago.

Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Older Workers: Average Earnings
Monday 9th November 2015

Asked by: Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the estimated average earnings from employment of 1,156,000 employees aged 65 years or older, as shown in Summary Table 2(2) of the Office for National Statistics UK Labour Market Bulletin for October by gender.

Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.