Question follow-through · 20265

Hospitality Industry: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the No10 press release, 23 July 2026, "Burnham means business: PM slashes business rates bills for pubs, clubs and live music venues", whether the reference to clubs is (a) nightclubs or (b) venues

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Treasury
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the No10 press release, 23 July 2026, "Burnham means business: PM slashes business rates bills for pubs, clubs and live music venues", whether the reference to clubs is (a) nightclubs or (b) venues

  2. 2 Sept 2026

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  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The 20% relief will be available for all pubs, social clubs, and all but the very largest live music venues. The vast majority of music venues are expected to benefit. The estimate that nearly 32,000 pubs, social clubs and live music venues will benefit i...

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