Question follow-through · 631

Crime Prevention: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the treatment of crime-prevention measures, including CCTV systems, within business rates valuations on levels of business investment in security; and whether

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
19 May 2026
Answer
19 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the treatment of crime-prevention measures, including CCTV systems, within business rates valuations on levels of business investment in security; and whether

  2. 19 May 2026

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  3. 19 May 2026

    Answer published

    Please refer to the previous answers to UIN 84492 and UIN 49676.The Call for Evidence published at Budget sought further evidence on the role business rates and reliefs play in investment, including Improvement Relief. Transforming the business rates syst...

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