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Baroness Kramer (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 September 2026

Debate

Business Rates Avoidance Schemes

Contribution

My Lords, despite the court ruling that made it illegal to practice box shifting, as described by the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, and some of these ridiculous things such as snail farming, many local authorities are finding it hard to enforce. They do not have the resources and get caught in fairly elongated court processes. Have the Government looked at giving them more direct and immediate powers to be able to crack down on this? These landlords go from one strategy to another, one form of cheating to another, and the close-down is vital.

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