Written Question·Treasury·UIN 106108
Betting Shops: Business Rates
Tabled: 15 January 2026
Answered: 22 January 2026
Question
Mary Glindon
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has assessed the potential merits of amending the business rates framework to allow licensed betting offices to qualify for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief on the same basis as other ga
Answer
Dan TomlinsonIn October 2024, the Government laid a statutory instrument defining the retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties that will be eligible for new, lower business rates multipliers from April 2026. Since they were announced at Budget 2024, the Govern...
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