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Shisha Bars
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in what Special Category code the Valuation Office Agency classifies shisha bars; and how many shisha bars there are in each local authority in England.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 5 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 12 Sept 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in what Special Category code the Valuation Office Agency classifies shisha bars; and how many shisha bars there are in each local authority in England.
9 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for assessing all non-domestic properties for business rates purposes. The categorisation of properties is determined by the characteristics of the property, rather than the occupier. The special category c...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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