Neil Carmichael
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(13 years, 5 months ago)
Commons ChamberI understand the right hon. Lady’s concern, which I think is widely shared. I cannot promise a debate in Government time, but it sounds like an appropriate subject for a debate in Westminster Hall in the next few weeks.
With localism in mind, could we have a debate about the future of local government finance, particularly the future of the business rate, in which my own council is very interested?
There may be legislation in a future Session that addresses the issue of the business rate. As my hon. Friend knows, there are no such provisions in the Localism Bill that is before the House. The coalition Government propose to reform the arrangements for business rates, so there may be legislation in a future Session.