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Business Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the prosperity of rural and less economically productive areas where significant business rate-generating sites are transferred to larger urban

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the prosperity of rural and less economically productive areas where significant business rate-generating sites are transferred to larger urban

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to delivering good growth in every postcode. That includes creating strong growth engines for all areas, including cities, towns, rural and coastal areas. The 2026-27 Local Government Finance Settlement strengthened the link be...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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