New Clause 2 - Exemption of equestrian enterprises from non-domestic rating
Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill
12:45 pm
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire, Conservative)
I take some comfort from the Minister's words, but I am disappointed that she will not accept the new clause, as it would kill two birds with one stone.
My pager informs me that the Prime Minister is in his car on the way to Buckingham palace to seek Her Majesty's leave to dissolve Parliament. Perhaps we should therefore round off the Committee by quoting from a Conservative party press release on the subject that we are debating, which states that the next Conservative Government—there will be one a month from now—
``will exempt new and existing equestrian businesses from business rates.''