§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what research has been conducted (a) by and (b) on behalf of his Department, on the impact of the uniform business rate on small businesses in (i) urban and (ii) rural settings; and if he will publish the findings. [9211]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordResearch into the impact of non-domestic rates costs on different types of business, conducted by IFF Research Ltd. on behalf of my Department, was published in February 1995.