Question follow-through · 99768

Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business rates revaluation on (a) hospitality and (b) retail businesses in North Yorkshire.

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Treasury
Tabled
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
17 Dec 2025
Answer
18 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business rates revaluation on (a) hospitality and (b) retail businesses in North Yorkshire.

  2. 17 Dec 2025

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  3. 18 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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