Question follow-through · 99247

Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with hospitality businesses on the potential impact of the current rate of VAT on the viability of those businesses.

answeredTreasury

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Treasury
Tabled
11 Dec 2025
Target answer date
18 Dec 2025
Answer
18 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with hospitality businesses on the potential impact of the current rate of VAT on the viability of those businesses.

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the significant contribution made by hospitality businesses to economic growth and social life in the UK. The Chancellor and other Ministers meet with a range of businesses and their representatives to understand the impacts of G...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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