Non-domestic rating bill to undergo further scrutiny in the Lords
14 March 2025 (updated on 14 March 2025)
Members of the House of Lords begin their further examination of the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill during report stage on Tuesday 18 March.
The Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill contains a range of measures that will allow HM Treasury to:
- introduce lower non-domestic rating multipliers for retail, hospitality and leisure properties
- introduce higher multipliers for large companies whose properties exceed £500,000
- remove the rate relief from private schools registered as charities.
Detailed scrutiny
Report stage is an extra chance for members to closely scrutinise elements of the bill and make changes.
Proposed changes
Members speaking at report state have put forward amendments to the bill on subjects including:
- defining industries which can qualify for lower multipliers or exemption
- anchor stores
- retaining the standard multiplier for hospitals, medical and dental schools
Watch or read the debate
- Watch live on Parliament TV from 3:15pm.
- Read the Lords Hansard transcript (from three hours after the debate).
Explore further information
Find out more about the bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.
What's happened so far?
Committee stage
Line-by-line examination of the bill took place during committee stage on Thursday 27 February and Monday 24 February.
Second reading
Second reading, the main debate on the key principles and main purpose of the draft law, took place on Wednesday 29 January.
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