Written Question·Treasury·UIN 106879

Gyms: Business Rates

Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

Liberal DemocratMaidenhead

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that community gyms and fitness facilities are not excluded from business rates relief schemes designed to support retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government is introducing new permanently lower business rates tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values below £500,000.On 16 October 2025, the Government published legislation and accompanying guidance detail...

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