Business Rates relief removal threat
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:27 am
Following on from another thread where I thought this discussion might get lost.....
Anyone who watches Prime Minister's question time on Wednesdays will have seen Steve Double MP for a Cornish constituency put the point that Business Rates Relief for FHLs are a "loophole" to be closed. For anyone who wants to watch on catch up it is fairly near the end of the question time slot on the BBC parliament channel
For one who appears, on his website, to be a champion of business, I find this incredible so I wrote to him asking to explain why he seems to be saying we are not worthy. I suspect he has in mind those who have holiday homes in Cornwall and do the odd AirbnB in order to make it a business. They would still of course have to have it available for the minimum number of days per year to qualify (but that could be fudged). So I think (and hope) he is talking about fraudulent claims but it seems that he is pushing for the relief to be removed from all of us.
I wrote to him at his mp email address (not his local Cornish one). steve.double.mp@parliament.uk
However, I have an automated reply that says ....."Parliamentary protocol states that I can only assist those resident in St Austell and Newquay.
MPs receive hundreds of emails every week from groups such as 38 Degrees. These take a disproportionate amount of time to respond to and my policy is not to provide individual replies."......
So, I suppose that means we won't get an answer unless we are in his constituency. Hopefully, I have at least made a point.
Is anybody here in his constituency who could challenge him more effectively?
The person who was standing in for the Prime Minister didn't actually seem that impressed and reiterated the criteria for business rates relief. Conservatives are (supposedly) champions of small businesses. I hope they will leave us alone.
Anyone who watches Prime Minister's question time on Wednesdays will have seen Steve Double MP for a Cornish constituency put the point that Business Rates Relief for FHLs are a "loophole" to be closed. For anyone who wants to watch on catch up it is fairly near the end of the question time slot on the BBC parliament channel
For one who appears, on his website, to be a champion of business, I find this incredible so I wrote to him asking to explain why he seems to be saying we are not worthy. I suspect he has in mind those who have holiday homes in Cornwall and do the odd AirbnB in order to make it a business. They would still of course have to have it available for the minimum number of days per year to qualify (but that could be fudged). So I think (and hope) he is talking about fraudulent claims but it seems that he is pushing for the relief to be removed from all of us.
I wrote to him at his mp email address (not his local Cornish one). steve.double.mp@parliament.uk
However, I have an automated reply that says ....."Parliamentary protocol states that I can only assist those resident in St Austell and Newquay.
MPs receive hundreds of emails every week from groups such as 38 Degrees. These take a disproportionate amount of time to respond to and my policy is not to provide individual replies."......
So, I suppose that means we won't get an answer unless we are in his constituency. Hopefully, I have at least made a point.
Is anybody here in his constituency who could challenge him more effectively?
The person who was standing in for the Prime Minister didn't actually seem that impressed and reiterated the criteria for business rates relief. Conservatives are (supposedly) champions of small businesses. I hope they will leave us alone.