FOI Request Government Business Rates Relief Sc

Request 101001571175

I would like to submit an FOI request regarding the Business Rates Relief Scheme announced in the March 2017 Budget, which allocates £300 million to local authorities over four years from 2017-18.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/discretionary-business-rates-relief-scheme

Regarding the Scheme, I would like to know:

a. whether your council has already begun distributing to local businesses the funding made available for 2017-18 as part of the Relief Scheme?  
b. If the answer to (a) is yes, how much (in £s) has already been allocated to local businesses?

Response 15-08-2017

a. Not applicable, as the scheme for which the information was requested does not apply to Scottish local authorities.

b. Not applicable.