§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he intends to exempt from the uniform business rate premises used by commercial fishermen, which are not used for processing, wholesaling or retailing, but simply for storing of equipment required for the work of providing fish for food consumption.
§ Mr. ChopeI have no plans to do so. Premises of this sort are liable to pay rates under the new business rate arrangements which came into force on 1 April, as they were under the previous rating system.