Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 74221

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government is taking steps to monitor fraud under the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure business rate relief scheme, in the context of businesses falsely claiming a dis

Answer

Alison McGovern
Business rates are administered by local government, and it is for local authorities to determine eligibility for reliefs, having regard to guidance issued by the government.The government will not tolerate any business falsifying their records or providi...
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