Oral QuestionDepartment for Business and Trade

What steps he is taking to support the hospitality sector in Glastonbury and Somerton constituency.

Tabled: 4 December 2025Answered: 11 December 2025

Asked by

Sarah Dyke

Liberal DemocratGlastonbury and Somerton

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Kate Dearden)

Hospitality businesses, including those in Glastonbury and Somerton, are vital to our communities and city centres. We have introduced permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure properties with a rateable value under £500,000, worth nearly £900 million annually and benefiting over 750,000 properties. The new relief rates are permanent, giving businesses that certainty and stability, and there will be no caps—all qualifying properties will benefit. We have also introduced a £1.5 million hospitality support scheme to co-fund projects aligned with Department for Business and Trade and Hospitality Sector Council priorities.