Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 14251

Hospitality Industry: Rural Areas

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal DemocratWest Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support seasonal hospitality businesses in rural constituencies such as West Dorset.

Answer

Kate Dearden
We are delivering permanently lower business rates multipliers for over 750,000 retail, hospitality and leisure properties, backed by a £4.3 billion support package over three years, including transitional relief to protect businesses from large bill incr...

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