§ Mr. Richard ShepherdTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimates he has made, on the basis of latest figures of the number of companies where profits and trading surpluses are lower that the unabated uniform business rate for each standard region;
(2) what estimates he has made, on the basis of latest figures, of the impact that the uniform business rate will have on companies' profits and trading surpluses for each standard region.
§ Mr. ChopeI have been asked to reply.
I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave him earlier today.
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