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Question follow-through · 122859

Gyms and Leisure Centres: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the leisure centre and gym sector on the impact of business rates on the financial sustainability of that sector.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
25 Mar 2026
Answer
31 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the leisure centre and gym sector on the impact of business rates on the financial sustainability of that sector.

  2. 25 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic. To respo...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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