Business Rate Supplements Bill: report stage
10 June 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
The second and final day of report stage on the Business Rate Supplements Bill took place in the House of Lords on 9 June
Members of the Lords discussed possible changes to the Bill, which covered clauses (parts) 16-29.
- Lords Hansard: Business Rate Supplements Bill
- Lords Divisions Analysis: view the results of votes on the Bill
- Bills before Parliament: Business Rate Supplements Bill
- About Parliament: Report stage
- Briefing: Bills and how they become law (PDF)
Further line by line examination of the Bill takes place during report stage and allows Members to revisit issues discussed previously. All suggested changes to the Bill can be discussed and votes can take place.
Third reading - the final chance for the Lords to change the Bill - takes place on 16 June.
The Business Rate Supplements Bill empowers certain local authorities in England and Wales to levy a local supplement on the business rate to invest in that area.