Lords Amendments: Non Domestic Rating Bill and GB Energy Bill 25 March 2025

The Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill had 6 amendments selected for debate and votes: 

This Bill, introduced to the House on 13 November 2024, amends the non-domestic rating system in England to enable the introduction of new tax rates, introducing powers to create new lower tax rates for qualifying retail, hospitality and leisure properties, higher tax rates for the high value properties, and removes the eligibility of private schools that are charities for charitable business rates relief.

There were 6 amendments selected for debate and votes .I voted in favour of the following motions to disagree::

I voted in favour of the following motions to disagree: Lords Amendment 1 Ayes 316, Noes 183; Lords Amendment 2 Ayes 322, Noes 117; Lords Amendment 3 Ayes 316 , Noes 180; Lords Amendment 13 Ayes 320 , Noes 180; Amendment 14 Ayes 320, Noes 179; Lords Amendment 15 Ayes 319, Noes 166.

The Great British Energy Bill had one amendment selected for debate and votes and I voted in favour of the motion to disagree: Lords Amendment 2 Ayes 314, Noes 198.

The Bills will go back to the Lords as amended.