Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 107025

Airports: Business Rates

Tabled: 20 January 2026

Answered: 28 January 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how will the uplift in Rateable Values of airports in the 2026 Rating List, relative to the 2023 Rating List, affect the revenue of local billing authorities with airports in the

Answer

Alison McGovern

At revaluations, adjustments through the business rates retention system ensure that as far as possible local authorities do not see a change in the income they raise from business rates. In 2026-27, the business rates retention system is being reset as p...

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