Question follow-through · 26168

Food: Sales

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC Valuation Office values cake sheds for business rates.

answeredTreasury

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Treasury
Tabled
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
3 Sept 2026
Answer
9 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC Valuation Office values cake sheds for business rates.

  2. 3 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Valuation Office would consider the extent and frequency of the non-domestic use, and any modifications made to the property to accommodate that use, when deciding whether a cake shed fell to be rateable. Where the use of domestic property for a non-d...

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