Written Question·Treasury·UIN 75616

Business Rates: Local Press

Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the level of change in business rates on local newspapers in 2025-26.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government does not hold data on the business rates paid by the local newspaper sector.