Speeches by Jarvis.

“As the Minister is aware, my constituent Gary Webster has had to live with HIV and hepatitis C since being given infected blood as a pupil at Treloar’s. Gary’s health is failing fast and he fears that he will not live to see compensation. Will the Minister give Gary and the other surviving Treloar’s boys any reassuranc…”

“In terms of what we are looking at this year we have heard that a lot of grassroots music venues are going to close this year. I suppose what we are saying is the reforms are happening too late.”

“Treasury did not change the £110,000 total cap on retail hospitality and leisure relief. This means if your gross business rate was £275,000 or above, your relief has not changed. But if your gross rate was, for example, £24,000, your relief has almost been cut in half. Why was the £110,000 limit not reduced alongside …”

“On the issue of business rates, last year Government tapered down business rate relief for venues from 75% to 40%. Are you not concerned that with councils now faced with passing on the relief reduction or offering relief for themselves, you have created a postcode lottery for grassroots music venues?”

“Marit, would you like to add anything?”

“Marit and Joff, do you think fan support for the levy is sustainable given the cost of living crisis?”

“Mark, you mentioned artists who have backed the £1 donation idea, including Katy Perry, Coldplay and Pulp. What has been the result of these donations?”

“Marit and Joff, do you think fan support for the levy is sustainable given the cost of living crisis?”

“In terms of what we are looking at this year we have heard that a lot of grassroots music venues are going to close this year. I suppose what we are saying is the reforms are happening too late.”

“The reforms next year have been welcomed but how will they be of any use to businesses that might have been pushed under by the inability to pay higher bills this year?”

“Treasury did not change the £110,000 total cap on retail hospitality and leisure relief. This means if your gross business rate was £275,000 or above, your relief has not changed. But if your gross rate was, for example, £24,000, your relief has almost been cut in half. Why was the £110,000 limit not reduced alongside …”

“On the issue of business rates, last year Government tapered down business rate relief for venues from 75% to 40%. Are you not concerned that with councils now faced with passing on the relief reduction or offering relief for themselves, you have created a postcode lottery for grassroots music venues?”

“Marit and Joff, do you think fan support for the levy is sustainable given the cost of living crisis?”

“The reforms next year have been welcomed but how will they be of any use to businesses that might have been pushed under by the inability to pay higher bills this year?”

“Mark, you mentioned artists who have backed the £1 donation idea, including Katy Perry, Coldplay and Pulp. What has been the result of these donations?”

“Marit, would you like to add anything?”

“In terms of what we are looking at this year we have heard that a lot of grassroots music venues are going to close this year. I suppose what we are saying is the reforms are happening too late.”

“The reforms next year have been welcomed but how will they be of any use to businesses that might have been pushed under by the inability to pay higher bills this year?”

“Treasury did not change the £110,000 total cap on retail hospitality and leisure relief. This means if your gross business rate was £275,000 or above, your relief has not changed. But if your gross rate was, for example, £24,000, your relief has almost been cut in half. Why was the £110,000 limit not reduced alongside …”

“On the issue of business rates, last year Government tapered down business rate relief for venues from 75% to 40%. Are you not concerned that with councils now faced with passing on the relief reduction or offering relief for themselves, you have created a postcode lottery for grassroots music venues?”