Question follow-through · 107999

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2025, to Question 99923, on Retail Trade: Business Rates, what is the estimated change in the value of Retail Hospitality and Leisure relief for business rates in 2026-27 on fir

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Tabled
23 Jan 2026
Target answer date
27 Jan 2026
Answer
2 Feb 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2025, to Question 99923, on Retail Trade: Business Rates, what is the estimated change in the value of Retail Hospitality and Leisure relief for business rates in 2026-27 on fir

  2. 27 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government publishes data on the cost of, and number of properties receiving, business rates relief. This data can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-non-domes...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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