Question follow-through · 168
Business Rates: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on business rate relief for firms that install external wall insulation on industrial units to reduce energy costs.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 21 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on business rate relief for firms that install external wall insulation on industrial units to reduce energy costs.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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21 May 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to supporting businesses to improve the energy efficiency of their premises, helping to reduce their energy costs. The business rates system already provides certain reliefs and exemptions, including Improvement Relief which pr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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