Question follow-through · 106107
Gambling: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the equity of eligibility for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief of licensed betting offices and other gambling leisure premises, including adult gaming cen
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 15 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the equity of eligibility for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief of licensed betting offices and other gambling leisure premises, including adult gaming cen
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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22 Jan 2026
Answer published
In October 2024, the Government laid a statutory instrument defining the retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties that will be eligible for new, lower business rates multipliers from April 2026. Since they were announced at Budget 2024, the Govern...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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