Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Mar 2022
Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme
"My right hon. Friend has generated a great deal of progress in the last few days, but he will understand that we still have a long way to go. I do not want to bore the House or you, Mr Speaker, with my experiences in France last weekend, but I …..."Roger Gale - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Jun 2021
Beauty and Wellbeing Sector Workforce
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Let me remind hon. Members that there have been changes to the normal practice in order to support the new hybrid arrangements. Timings of debates have been amended to allow technical arrangements to be made for the next debate. There will be suspensions between debates. …..."Roger Gale - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Jun 2021
Tyne Bridge: Celebrating 100 Years
"I remind hon. Members that there have been some changes to normal practice to support the new hybrid arrangements. Members attending physically should clean their spaces before they use them and also before they leave the room after the debate, and I also remind Members that the Speaker has stated …..."Roger Gale - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Jun 2021
Planning System Reforms: Wild Belt Designation
"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for East Surrey (Claire Coutinho) on securing the debate. My right hon. Friend the Minister will understand that, because of time constraints, my remarks will have to be fairly brutal, but I mean no discourtesy to him.
My hon. Friend the Member for …..."Roger Gale - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Nov 2020
Leaseholders and Cladding
"In his opening remarks, my right hon. Friend said that people should not be required to pay for faults that they did not cause, and he is absolutely right. Further to the point raised by the Father of the House, I have in my constituency one block that has social …..."Roger Gale - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Oct 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps he is taking to ensure that high-quality agricultural land is not used for housing developments. ..."Roger Gale - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Oct 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"My right hon. Friend knows that I have a high regard for him personally, but I am afraid that that does not extend to a planning White Paper that seems designed to smother the south-east of England and the garden of England in houses not for local people but for …..."Roger Gale - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 27th April 2020
Asked by:
Roger Gale (Conservative - Herne Bay and Sandwich)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of changes to business rates on high street activity; and if he will further review eligibility for non-residential business rate relief.
Answered by Simon Clarke
The Government recognises the challenges being faced by our high streets, and in response announced the retail discount at Budget 2018, and provided eligible retailers with a third off their bills from April 2019. In addition, the Government has also announced a £1 billion Future High Streets Fund, part of the £3.6 billion Towns Fund, to re-energise local economies.
In an exceptional response to the coronavirus, the Government has increased the retail discount to 100 per cent and expanded it to include hospitality and leisure properties, such as museums, theatres, gyms and hotels.
Written Question
Monday 24th February 2020
Asked by:
Roger Gale (Conservative - Herne Bay and Sandwich)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the criteria upon which high street shops were determined to be eligible for rate relief.
Answered by Luke Hall
The Government published updated guidance to local authorities on the application of the retail discount for 2020-21, on 27 January 2020 which can be found at:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/861633/200129_Retail_Discount_Guidance.pdf
The guidance sets out the relevant criteria to enable local authorities to determine which high street properties are eligible for the discount.
Written Question
Monday 24th February 2020
Asked by:
Roger Gale (Conservative - Herne Bay and Sandwich)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons adult gaming centres are excluded from high street rate relief.
Answered by Luke Hall
The guidance for local authorities on application of the business rates retail discount sets out the types of property use that the Government considers to be retail use for the purposes of the discount. While the guidance does not specifically refer to adult gaming centres, it lists a range of service provision uses that the Government does not consider to be retail use, including betting shops. As set out in the guidance it is for local authorities to determine whether particular properties are broadly similar in nature to those specifically excluded by the guidance and, if so, to consider them not eligible for the relief under their local scheme.