Question follow-through · 21259

Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments used for (a) retail, (b) hospitality and (c) leisure in England have a rateable value of (i) £51,000 or below, (ii) between £51,001 and £499,999 and (iii) £500,000 or above.

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Treasury
Tabled
19 Dec 2024
Target answer date
7 Jan 2025
Answer
7 Jan 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hereditaments used for (a) retail, (b) hospitality and (c) leisure in England have a rateable value of (i) £51,000 or below, (ii) between £51,001 and £499,999 and (iii) £500,000 or above.

  2. 7 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Valuation Office Agency’s official statistics publication Non Domestic Rating Stock of Properties provides details of hereditaments by special category code and rateable value.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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