Question follow-through · 13589
Pharmacy: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of between increased business rates on the level of closures of community pharmacies.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 26 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 3 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of between increased business rates on the level of closures of community pharmacies.
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jul 2026
Answer published
At the Budget, the Valuation Office announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation was the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pand...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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