Clause 50 - Administration of BID levy etc
Local Government Bill
9:15 am
Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton, Liberal Democrat)
Subsection (1) appears to give the Secretary of State the ability to make provision through regulation for the BID levy to be applied for, for a range of different matters. I am not sure whether the BID levy will be able to be used for the start-up costs of the BID. It is important to put that on the record and have clarification. I had hoped to look at the guidance notes, which the Minister kindly sent to all Committee members, but as hon. Members will recall, at the last sitting I was exceedingly generous and passed mine to the hon. Member for Cotswold, who appears not to have returned them.