Written Question·Treasury·UIN 113508
Business Rates
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 25 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Sir Mel Stride
Conservative — Central Devon
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the difference is between the 250,000 retail, hospitality and leisure businesses benefitting from business rates relief, as cited in answer to question UIN 904249, and the 750,000 businesses benefitting from th
Answer
Dan TomlinsonMore properties will benefit from the new retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) multipliers because there is no cash cap, meaning all qualifying properties in an RHL chain will benefit.