FOI request (FOI222201)

Business Rates Pub Relief

Requested Fri 01 September 2017
Responded  Fri 01 September 2017

I would like to submit an FOI request regarding the Business Rates Relief for pubs announced in the March 2017 Budget, of £1000 for pubs with a rateable value under £100,000.  https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief/pubs  Regarding the Scheme, I would like to know: (a) Whether your council has already begun distributing to local pubs the funding made available for 2017-18 as part of the Scheme?  

(b) If the answer to (a) is yes, how much (in £s) has already been allocated to local pubs?

(c) If the answer to (a) is yes, what are the names of the pubs that have received relief? 

(d) If the answer to (a) is no, why not? 

Response

(a) - Yes (b) - £28,225.62 (c) - see below list: The First In Last Out Moda The Cinque Port Arms The North Star Inn The Royal Albert The Tower Hotel Brass Monkey The Railway Hotel The Anchor Inn The Bo-Peep The Jenny Lind The St Leonard The Carlisle The Duke of Wellington The Dolphin Inn The Crown Inn The Plough Inn The Nags Head The Harrow Inn Paddy McGinty's The London Trader The Lord Nelson French's The Stag Inn The Royal Hotel The Fountain Inn The Bull Inn The Duke The Pump House (d) - not applicable