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  Local Government Finance Bill - New Clause 6 - Determination of Central vs Local Share of Business Rates
  
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  @ MP voted aye to require the Secretary of State to have regard to an areas's needs and capacity for business rate growth when determining the proportion of business rates to be retained locally. 
  @ MP voted no against requiring the Secretary of State to have regard to an areas's needs and capacity for business rate growth when determining the proportion of business rates to be retained locally. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted against requiring the Secretary of State to have regard to an areas's needs and capacity for business rate growth when determining the proportion of business rates to be retained locally. 
  
  The text of the rejected new clause was:
  
  :(1) In determining the central share and the local share for any relevant authority, the Secretary of State must have regard toâ
  :      (a) the level of need in that authority, and
  :      (b) the likely capacity of the authority to benefit from business rate growth.
  
  :(2) Any assessment of the level of need shall includeâ
  
  :(a) the ranking of the local authority in the Index of Multiple Deprivation,
  :(b) the level of unemployment within the authorityâs area,
  :(c) the proportion of adults within the authorityâs area who have a limiting long-term illness,
  :(d) the number of adults within the area who are in receipt of social care,
  :(e) the number of looked-after children within the authority, and
  :(f) the level of child poverty within the authorityâs area.
  
  :(3) The Secretary of State must lay his assessment before the House at the same time as the Local Government Finance Report
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