Question follow-through · 4003
Hospitality Industry: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing VAT rates for small hospitality businesses.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 21 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 5 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing VAT rates for small hospitality businesses.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the significant contribution made by hospitality businesses to economic growth and social life in the UK.From 25 June to 1 September the Government is introducing a temporary reduced rate of VAT on family leisure activities and c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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