Written Question
Friday 14th February 2020
Asked by:
Mike Hill (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the business rates contribution of Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station has been to its relevant local authority as (a) a raw figure and (b) as a proportion of local authority income in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answered by Luke Hall
The Department does not hold information on the business rates collected by local authorities from individual ratepayers or in respect of particular properties.
Written Question
Friday 14th February 2020
Asked by:
Mike Hill (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the business rates contribution of Dungeness B Nuclear Power Station has been to its relevant local authority as (a) a raw figure and (b) as a proportion of local authority income in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answered by Luke Hall
The Department does not hold information on the business rates collected by local authorities from individual ratepayers or in respect of particular properties.
Written Question
Friday 14th February 2020
Asked by:
Mike Hill (Labour - Hartlepool)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the business rates contribution of Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station has been to its relevant local authority as (a) a raw figure and (b) as a proportion of local authority income in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answered by Luke Hall
The Department does not hold information on the business rates collected by local authorities from individual ratepayers or in respect of particular properties.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 May 2019
Bird Nesting Sites: Protection
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered e-petition 244233 relating to protecting nesting sites for birds.
It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. The petition is titled:
“Make ‘netting’ hedgerows to prevent birds from nesting a criminal offence.”
I will aim to reflect that. …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 May 2019
Bird Nesting Sites: Protection
"My hon. Friend makes an important point. I will come on to those issues, but I acknowledge that, sadly, a bird died in her constituency as a result of being trapped in netting...."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 May 2019
Bird Nesting Sites: Protection
"Yes. I became aware of the Norfolk case through the Petitions Committee’s interactive work, and I was shocked that the practice extended to such schemes. The right hon. Gentleman makes a very valid point.
As we have seen in reaction to netting across the country, many of my constituents wrote …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 May 2019
Bird Nesting Sites: Protection
"I thank the right hon. Lady for her contribution. It shocked me that this was happening on a Government-led scheme, and that the contractors were working to Government directives on this matter. I hope that is a wake-up call for the management of any future projects of such scale.
In …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 May 2019
Bird Nesting Sites: Protection
"Again, I agree with my hon. Friend. I will come on to the way forward, as the industry describes it, but she is absolutely correct.
Although it is an offence to destroy an active nest, there are currently no laws to prevent the installation of netting. The RSPB and other …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 May 2019
Bird Nesting Sites: Protection
"The right hon. Gentleman makes an important point. At the heart of this debate is the fact that the netting typically goes on before the nesting season. That is the whole point of the netting, as far as I can derive, so that proposition is timely and important.
I have …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 13 May 2019
Bird Nesting Sites: Protection
"Does the hon. Gentleman agree with the points raised in the second petition, about returning birds, and that equal measures are needed for netting places where birds normally have their nests? They migrate and return to find netting there to prevent them from nesting. I opened up a small housing …..."Mike Hill - View Speech
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