Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 107019

Business Rates

Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 28 January 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Government business rate (1) transitional relief and (2) Supporting Small Business Relief applies to the (a) Business Improvement District supplements and (b) Crossrail /

Answer

Alison McGovern
The application and calculation of BID supplements and the Business Rates Supplement in London are matters for the BID body and the GLA respectively. The government does not determine these levies.