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Baroness Foster of Oxton (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 January 2026

Debate

Business Rates: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure

Contribution

My Lords, there are many charity shops in the high streets across this country. They receive 80% mandatory relief and often up to 100% discretionary. Many of these charities are actually multimillion-pound businesses. Notwithstanding the pressures on the high street and the pressures on small businesses, obviously, with these forthcoming increases, does the Minister agree that perhaps it is about time that we looked into this issue to make sure that those on the high street are paying a fair rate for their business rates?

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