Written Question·Treasury·UIN 106111

Betting Shops: Business Rates

Tabled: 15 January 2026
Answered: 22 January 2026

Question

Mary Glindon

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Autumn Budget 2025 on licensed betting offices; and whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local G

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
In 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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