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The hon. Lady is in a knowledge-free zone. She has failed to acknowledge the tremendous help that the Government have given to businesses. The help includes the small business rate relief—nearly 400,000 businesses have taken advantage of the 50 per cent. relief, which was opposed by the Opposition—the deferral of 60 per cent. of the retail prices index increase, the deferral of 60 per cent. of the transitional element, and the deferral of tax and VAT for more than 100,000 businesses. That is what real help is, and I am afraid that the hon. Lady is not even on the playing field.
The hon. Lady is in a knowledge-free zone. She has failed to acknowledge the tremendous help that the Government have given to businesses. The help includes the small business rate relief—nearly 400,000 businesses have taken advantage of the 50 per cent. relief, which was opposed by the Opposition—the deferral of 60 per cent. of the retail prices index increase, the deferral of 60 per cent. of the transitional element, and the deferral of tax and VAT for more than 100,000 businesses. That is what real help is, and I am afraid that the hon. Lady is not even on the playing field.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Justine Greening
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
With 41 businesses now going insolvent every day, the decision by Ministers to withdraw transitional relief has been taken in a totally fact-free zone. No assessment was made of how withdrawing the relief in the first place would hurt businesses. Two months after the decision to introduce the business rate deferral scheme, Ministers have still not calculated the cost of the scheme to local authorities nor assessed its impact on businesses. Is the Secretary of State still going ahead with the next big challenge for businesses, the 2010 revaluation, and will that decision be taken in a fact-free zone too, with no account taken of the impact on businesses, communities and jobs?
Subjects
Business rates
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c145-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Yes, I can confirm to the hon. Gentleman that he is correct on both counts.
Yes, I can confirm to the hon. Gentleman that he is correct on both counts.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Philip Hollobone
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
Will the Secretary of State confirm that the business rates deferral scheme will start to take effect from the end of July and will she give a commitment that the new costs incurred by local authorities in sending out the new bills will be fully funded by central Government?
Subjects
Business rates
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c145
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
No formal consideration is made of the effect of the transitional relief scheme in each financial year, but the Government are aware of the impact that large increases in business rate bills can have on all businesses when the transitional rate relief comes to an end. That is why we are allowing businesses to defer, over two years, 60 per cent. of the increase in their business rates bill for 2009-10 caused by the ending of transitional relief. That is in addition to allowing the deferral of 60 per cent. of the increase caused by the annual inflation adjustment.
No formal consideration is made of the effect of the transitional relief scheme in each financial year, but the Government are aware of the impact that large increases in business rate bills can have on all businesses when the transitional rate relief comes to an end. That is why we are allowing businesses to defer, over two years, 60 per cent. of the increase in their business rates bill for 2009-10 caused by the ending of transitional relief. That is in addition to allowing the deferral of 60 per cent. of the increase caused by the annual inflation adjustment.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Philip Hollobone
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
What assessment she has made of the effects of the transitional arrangements for the national non-domestic rate on small businesses in (a) London and (b) Northamptonshire in 2009-10.
Subjects
Business rates
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c145
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My Department continues to work to devolve power to councils, communities and citizens; to build strong, cohesive communities; to build new homes where people want to live and bring up their families; and to prevent violent extremism.
My Department continues to work to devolve power to councils, communities and citizens; to build strong, cohesive communities; to build new homes where people want to live and bring up their families; and to prevent violent extremism.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Louise Ellman
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c159
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I have had the pleasure of visiting Stourbridge with my hon. Friend. She, too, is a champion for her area. We hope to ensure that the £3 million town centres fund is up and running very shortly, and to get the money out so that we can provide support, particularly for local authorities to cover the temporary costs of using those empty premises for something worth while, whether for arts activities or cultural activities, as a drop-in centre for the police service, or for a rehearsal space for young people in bands—a range of activities which, just as in Thornaby, can help to draw people to the town centre. If we get people in, shopping and spending their money, that will help the businesses enormously in my hon. Friend's area. I will ensure that she gets the details as a matter of priority for her community.
I have had the pleasure of visiting Stourbridge with my hon. Friend. She, too, is a champion for her area. We hope to ensure that the £3 million town centres fund is up and running very shortly, and to get the money out so that we can provide support, particularly for local authorities to cover the temporary costs of using those empty premises for something worth while, whether for arts activities or cultural activities, as a drop-in centre for the police service, or for a rehearsal space for young people in bands—a range of activities which, just as in Thornaby, can help to draw people to the town centre. If we get people in, shopping and spending their money, that will help the businesses enormously in my hon. Friend's area. I will ensure that she gets the details as a matter of priority for her community.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Lynda Waltho
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
I know that my right hon. Friend is aware of the great need for regeneration in Stourbridge, and of the series of public meetings that I have recently conducted with business and local people on that topic and on the recession. At our last meeting, people were greatly excited by the announcement of a fund for temporary use of empty shops. Can she elaborate on that, and tell me how we can access that funding in Stourbridge?
Subjects
Regeneration; Stourbridge
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c163
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend, as ever, is a champion for her community. She will know that I have visited Thornaby probably half a dozen times over the past 10 or 12 years, and I have seen the dramatic transformation that there has been in that community, which has suffered from a range of deprivation. The shopping centre that has been developed is a marvellous, light, airy, attractive place that will bring people to businesses in that community. The hairdressers in my hon. Friend's shopping centre did an excellent job, and I was delighted to be able to pay a visit there on my most recent visit.
My hon. Friend, as ever, is a champion for her community. She will know that I have visited Thornaby probably half a dozen times over the past 10 or 12 years, and I have seen the dramatic transformation that there has been in that community, which has suffered from a range of deprivation. The shopping centre that has been developed is a marvellous, light, airy, attractive place that will bring people to businesses in that community. The hairdressers in my hon. Friend's shopping centre did an excellent job, and I was delighted to be able to pay a visit there on my most recent visit.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Dari Taylor
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State recently visited my constituency and the small town of Thornaby, which has been regenerated. Will she join me in complimenting the developers, Thornfield, and Stockton borough council for delivering an excellent scheme? Will she also acknowledge that it is not just a matter of the physical environment, as when such improvements are made, people's confidence rises and their keenness to be much more involved in the governance of their town becomes much more evident?
Subjects
Urban areas; Regeneration
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c162-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I entirely share my hon. Friend's concern about the activities of extremist groups. I am aware of a number of groups that have used council premises in places including Ealing and Tower Hamlets. Some of the councils concerned have very courageously taken steps to ensure that those groups are banned from their premises on the grounds that their activities seek to divide communities. I can also confirm to my hon. Friend that my Department is in contact with those local authorities to support them in making the right decisions to bring our communities together, and not to divide them with the views of extremists.
I entirely share my hon. Friend's concern about the activities of extremist groups. I am aware of a number of groups that have used council premises in places including Ealing and Tower Hamlets. Some of the councils concerned have very courageously taken steps to ensure that those groups are banned from their premises on the grounds that their activities seek to divide communities. I can also confirm to my hon. Friend that my Department is in contact with those local authorities to support them in making the right decisions to bring our communities together, and not to divide them with the views of extremists.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Louise Ellman
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
I applaud my right hon. Friend's strong stand against extremism. Does she share my concern about the fact that al-Muhajiroun has regrouped under different names, and about the fact that on 1 March this year, Islam for the UK held an event at a Harrow primary school that featured a live link with the banished Omar Bakri Muhammad? What assurances can she give me that public facilities will not be used to promote extremism in such a way in the future?
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c159-60
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
As I remember, the last time the hon. Gentleman raised the issue he had a particular fanciable pigeon in mind; I have forgotten its name. I can say to him that I did personally take up the issue and find out why pigeon racing was not defined as a sport. Apparently it is because the owners do not take part in any physical activity. [Laughter.] If they ran behind the pigeons, it could be a sport. In terms of empowering the pigeon fanciers, perhaps I can suggest to him that they might like to draw up a petition, so that we can see whether we can take action on the issue.
As I remember, the last time the hon. Gentleman raised the issue he had a particular fanciable pigeon in mind; I have forgotten its name. I can say to him that I did personally take up the issue and find out why pigeon racing was not defined as a sport. Apparently it is because the owners do not take part in any physical activity. [Laughter.] If they ran behind the pigeons, it could be a sport. In terms of empowering the pigeon fanciers, perhaps I can suggest to him that they might like to draw up a petition, so that we can see whether we can take action on the issue.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Richard Ottaway
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
May I raise with the Secretary of State an issue that I have raised before—the recognition of pigeon racing as a sport? Of course, the significance as far as her Department is concerned, is that if it is not a sport, pigeon-racing premises have to pay business rates. She may not be aware that the application of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association for pigeon racing to become a sport has been rejected by Sport England. Will she, on behalf of the pigeon fanciers of Croydon and Salford, join me in supporting an appeal, so that our pigeon fanciers can get the deal that they deserve?
Subjects
Business rates; Pigeon racing
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c160
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What assessment she has made of the effects of the transitional arrangements for the national non-domestic rate on small businesses in (a) London and (b) Northamptonshire in 2009-10.
What assessment she has made of the effects of the transitional arrangements for the national non-domestic rate on small businesses in (a) London and (b) Northamptonshire in 2009-10.
Asked by
Philip Hollobone
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 May 2009
For answer on
2 June 2009
Answered on
2 June 2009
No formal consideration is made of the effect of the transitional relief scheme in each financial year, but the Government are aware of the impact that large increases in business rate bills can have on all businesses when the transitional rate relief comes to an end. That is why we are allowing businesses to defer, over two years, 60 per cent. of the increase in their business rates bill for 2009-10 caused by the ending of transitional relief. That is in addition to allowing the deferral of 60 per cent. of the increase caused by the annual inflation adjustment.
Subjects
Business rates
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c145; 277598
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Asked by
Richard Ottaway
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 June 2009
Notes
Lead question not printed.
Subjects
Business rates; Pigeon racing
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c160; 277628
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Asked by
Lynda Waltho
(Labour)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 June 2009
Notes
Lead question not printed.
Subjects
Regeneration; Stourbridge
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c163; 277630
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Asked by
Dari Taylor
(Labour)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Answered on
2 June 2009
Notes
Lead question not printed.
Subjects
Urban areas; Regeneration
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c162-3; 277629
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Asked by
Louise Ellman
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 May 2009
For answer on
2 June 2009
Answered on
2 June 2009
My Department continues to work to devolve power to councils, communities and citizens; to build strong, cohesive communities; to build new homes where people want to live and bring up their families; and to prevent violent extremism.
Subjects
Departmental responsibilities; Department for Communities and Local Government
Date
2 June 2009
Reference
493 c159; 277624
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The hon. Gentleman is wrong to say that there is no system for checking the allocation of those funds to community groups. There is a system, for local authorities, the police and a range of other organisations, to ensure that the funds are allocated to groups that uphold our shared values and are committed to standing up to tackle extremism.
I have told the hon. Gentleman that this is not a ring-fenced grant, for the very reason that we want the work to be embedded as mainstream work for local authorities, and to draw in funding from other sources to ensure that it can be done in a proper, comprehensive fashion. I have also told him that we will place the information in the Library. We have told local authorities that the grant is not ring-fenced, but because of its exceptionally sensitive nature, the Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, my hon. Friend the Member for Tooting (Mr. Khan), has written to local authorities saying that we will continue to monitor it extremely carefully. The hon. Gentleman must accept, however, that if we want this work to be embedded as mainstream activity, we must be prepared to make sure we are working in proper, effective partnership with our local authorities.
The hon. Gentleman is wrong to say that there is no system for checking the allocation of those funds to community groups. There is a system, for local authorities, the police and a range of other organisations, to ensure that the funds are allocated to groups that uphold our shared values and are committed to standing up to tackle extremism.
I have told the hon. Gentleman that this is not a ring-fenced grant, for the very reason that we want the work to be embedded as mainstream work for local authorities, and to draw in funding from other sources to ensure that it can be done in a proper, comprehensive fashion. I have also told him that we will place the information in the Library. We have told local authorities that the grant is not ring-fenced, but because of its exceptionally sensitive nature, the Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, my hon. Friend the Member for Tooting (Mr. Khan), has written to local authorities saying that we will continue to monitor it extremely carefully. The hon. Gentleman must accept, however, that if we want this work to be embedded as mainstream activity, we must be prepared to make sure we are working in proper, effective partnership with our local authorities.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
As the Secretary of State has answered this question herself, may I first say to her that we believe she had no alternative to the course that she took in suspending relations with the Muslim Council of Britain?
Let me now return to the question. The House will have noted that, for the second time, the Secretary of State was unable to give my hon. Friend the Member for Monmouth (David T.C. Davies) the guarantee that he seeks that extremists have not got their hands on taxpayers' money. As I know from correspondence with her, the reason is simple: no system exists to check who receives the cash before it is given. That is frankly scandalous. Can the Secretary of State at least guarantee that when she publishes information on where last year's Preventing Violent Extremism money went—she has promised to do so—she will publish the details of who received the money, down to the very last penny?
Subjects
Community relations
Date
21 April 2009
Reference
491 c140-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I have made one apology today, Mr. Speaker, and I certainly do not propose to make another in the terms that the hon. Gentleman has requested. I am quite astounded by his question in many ways. I am sure that he will know that under this Government there has been a 39 per cent. real-terms increase in grants to local government, whereas under his party's Government there was a 7 per cent. real-terms cut in the last four years. He knows that in this current period there is almost an extra £9 billion for local authorities across this country to continue to provide support and help to their communities.
I have made one apology today, Mr. Speaker, and I certainly do not propose to make another in the terms that the hon. Gentleman has requested. I am quite astounded by his question in many ways. I am sure that he will know that under this Government there has been a 39 per cent. real-terms increase in grants to local government, whereas under his party's Government there was a 7 per cent. real-terms cut in the last four years. He knows that in this current period there is almost an extra £9 billion for local authorities across this country to continue to provide support and help to their communities.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
John Howell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
Given the higher rate of increase in my constituency compared with the position nationally, will the Secretary of Secretary now apologise for the pressure that she has put on council tax by the below-inflation grant settlements given to my district and county councils, by the unfunded additional burdens that she has put on to them, and by the pressure on the funding of core services through the way she is dealing with ring-fenced grants?
Subjects
Council tax
Date
21 April 2009
Reference
491 c131
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What people are really bothered about is what they pay. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman is aware that in relation to band D council tax, Labour increases are 2.8 per cent., Tory increases are 3.3 per cent., and Liberal Democrat increases are 3.2 per cent. Labour certainly does cost people less.
What people are really bothered about is what they pay. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman is aware that in relation to band D council tax, Labour increases are 2.8 per cent., Tory increases are 3.3 per cent., and Liberal Democrat increases are 3.2 per cent. Labour certainly does cost people less.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Robert Neill
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
I am sure that the whole house will welcome the right hon. Lady's initial remarks. While she is in the vein of apology, will she continue that by apologising for her persistent habit of quoting figures and comparisons in terms of average council tax, given that that methodology has been dismissed by the Library as inappropriate—the different mix of dwelling values means there cannot be a like comparison—and has been described by the respected academic, Professor Tony Travers, as "not respectable"? Will the Minister resort to like-to-like comparisons of band D, which show that Conservative councils invariably cost less?
Subjects
Council tax
Date
21 April 2009
Reference
491 c132
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My Department continues to focus on helping people through the recession through practical measures, such as our town centre strategy to try to fill up empty shops, and to build strong, cohesive communities where people want to live, work and bring up their families.
My Department continues to focus on helping people through the recession through practical measures, such as our town centre strategy to try to fill up empty shops, and to build strong, cohesive communities where people want to live, work and bring up their families.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Neil Turner
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
Date
21 April 2009
Reference
491 c144
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend has an excellent record, through her membership of the all-party small shops group, on making the case for our local town centres. She will know that last week the Secretary for Culture, Media and Sport and I did some joint work to try to find alternative uses for empty shops, such as for rehearsal spaces or arts activities. The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills is also interested in local, flexible, informal learning centres in our shopping precincts. We are considering standard legal documentation, temporary leases and other practical measures to give businesses real help during this difficult time.
My hon. Friend has an excellent record, through her membership of the all-party small shops group, on making the case for our local town centres. She will know that last week the Secretary for Culture, Media and Sport and I did some joint work to try to find alternative uses for empty shops, such as for rehearsal spaces or arts activities. The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills is also interested in local, flexible, informal learning centres in our shopping precincts. We are considering standard legal documentation, temporary leases and other practical measures to give businesses real help during this difficult time.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Nia Griffith
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
I am sure that the Secretary of State will be well aware of the economic pressures facing businesses, and I wonder what more her Department can do to encourage more flexible use of shop premises so that we do not see lots of empty shops in our town centres.
Subjects
Business; Government assistance; Shops
Date
21 April 2009
Reference
491 c145
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend has recently completed a worthwhile and useful visit to Pakistan, where he was able to see at first hand some of the pressures felt. The hon. Gentleman is right to say that we need to work with our international partners to tackle the severe terrorist threat that this country faces and it is not the case that my hon. Friend was seeking to distance himself from a particular policy. He was rightly drawing to our attention the need to ensure that we are aware of the pressures on a range of communities, both abroad and in this country, and are therefore able to prepare our response accordingly. I can confirm to the hon. Gentleman that my hon. Friend shares absolutely our policies aimed at tackling radicalisation in this country.
My hon. Friend has recently completed a worthwhile and useful visit to Pakistan, where he was able to see at first hand some of the pressures felt. The hon. Gentleman is right to say that we need to work with our international partners to tackle the severe terrorist threat that this country faces and it is not the case that my hon. Friend was seeking to distance himself from a particular policy. He was rightly drawing to our attention the need to ensure that we are aware of the pressures on a range of communities, both abroad and in this country, and are therefore able to prepare our response accordingly. I can confirm to the hon. Gentleman that my hon. Friend shares absolutely our policies aimed at tackling radicalisation in this country.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Richard Ottaway
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
The Secretary of State will have sat in many Cabinet meetings and agreed that the best way to counter terrorism is through a global effort working closely with our allies. Under the circumstances, was she as concerned as I was to hear the remarks by the Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the hon. Member for Tooting (Mr. Khan), attacking the use of Predator drones in Pakistan by the United States, no doubt in an attempt to curry favour with one minority or another? Will she remind him of the doctrine of collective ministerial responsibility? He cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds on an issue as important as that.
Subjects
Community relations
Date
21 April 2009
Reference
491 c145
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I am perfectly content to do that, and happy to arrange such a meeting.
I am perfectly content to do that, and happy to arrange such a meeting.
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Oral answers to questions
The European Commission has indicated that it is minded to uphold a complaint that I have made against East Sussex county council for breaking procurement rules in respect of its waste contract, and in particular of the hugely unpopular proposed incinerator in Newhaven. On this occasion, my concerns are naturally to do with the Tory council rather than the Government, but nevertheless I understand that the formal notification is likely to come to the Department for Communities and Local Government. Will the Secretary of State agree to arrange that I can have a short meeting with the relevant Minister before she sends a formal response to the European Commission?
Subjects
East Sussex; Local government
Date
21 April 2009
Reference
491 c148
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons