PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Small Businesses: North East (3 November 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many small businesses in (a) Tynemouth constituency, (b) North Tyneside local authority area and (c) the North East have claimed small business rate relief in the latest period for which figures are available.

Asked by:
Sir Alan Campbell (Labour)

Local authority estimates held by the Department show that as of 31 December 2014, 1,901 properties were in receipt of small business rate relief in North Tyneside, in which the Tynemouth constituency is located. In the North East, 28,939 properties were in receipt of small business rate relief at the same date. The Department does not hold data at constituency level.

Answered by:
Mr Marcus Jones (Conservative)
10 November 2016