Question follow-through · 104021
Business Rates: Yeovil
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) increases in business rates valuations and (b) the removal of 40% rate relief announced in the Autumn 2025 Budget on grassroots music venues in Yeovil Co
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) increases in business rates valuations and (b) the removal of 40% rate relief announced in the Autumn 2025 Budget on grassroots music venues in Yeovil Co
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jan 2026
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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Bank Services: Visual Impairment
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Bank Services: Learning Disability
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the absence of in-person banking services in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) the United Kingdom on individuals with learning disabilities.
Bank Services: Mental Illness
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the absence of in-person banking services in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) the United Kingdom on individuals with mental health conditions.
Investment: Internet
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Post Offices: Yeovil
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Bank Services: Rural Areas
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Bank Services: Reviews
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Child Benefit
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