Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill [HL]

First Reading 15:07:00 A Bill to confer relief from non-domestic rates for hereditaments in England and Wales that consist wholly or mainly of public lavatories; and for connected purposes. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Wales Office (Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth) (Con): My Lords, as a matter of convenience for the House, I beg to move that the Bill be read a first time. The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler): My Lords, the Question is that this important Bill be now read a first time. The Bill was introduced by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, read a first time and ordered to be printed.