Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions Ministers of his Department have had with representatives of local government on the 100 per cent business rates retention policy.

We have engaged extensively with local authorities on 100 per cent business rates retention policy, including through a joint working group with the Local Government Association. We will continue to work with the sector over the coming months as we take forward work on our commitment to give local authorities greater control of the money they raise locally.