Written Question·Treasury·UIN 107486

Gyms and Leisure: Business Rates

Tabled: 21 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the (a) removal of the 40% business rates relief and (b) planned revaluation of business rates revaluation on (i) gyms, (ii) swimming pools and (iii)

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...

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