§ Mr. CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many business organisations and individual businesses he intends to consult in his review of business rates. [11787]
§ Mr. RaynsfordWe shall be consulting the business community as widely as possible. We are currently considering the best way of involving representatives of the business community in the work of the review. Any proposals for change will be the subject of a full public consultation exercise allowing all business organisations and businesses to comment.