Question follow-through · 1633
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) small business rate relief since 2012, (b) Restart Grants in 2021 and (c) the Recovery Loan Scheme and (d) Cov
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 25 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 29 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 1 Aug 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) small business rate relief since 2012, (b) Restart Grants in 2021 and (c) the Recovery Loan Scheme and (d) Cov
29 Jul 2024
Target answer date
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1 Aug 2024
Answer published
The Department does not hold data on the amount of small business rates relief that has been granted to businesses that operate as holiday lets.The Department for Business and Trade leads on Restart Grants, the Recovery Loan Scheme and Covid Grants.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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