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Children's Play: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will meet representatives from the indoor play sector to discuss business rates reform.

answeredTreasury

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Treasury
Tabled
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
24 Feb 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will meet representatives from the indoor play sector to discuss business rates reform.

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    At Autumn Budget, the Government published a Discussion Paper setting out priority areas for reform of the business rates system. This paper invites industry to help co-design a fairer system that supports investment and is fit for the 21st century. HM Tr...

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