Written Question·Treasury·UIN 111694

Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Business Rates

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 17 February 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the urgent question of 19 January 2026 Official Report, Column 25 on Business Rates: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure, whether it is her policy that business support for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure is

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

The Government is introducing new permanently lower tax rates for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties. These new tax rates are worth nearly £1 billion per year and will benefit over 750,000 properties. The new RHL tax rates replace t...

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