Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 117310

Licensed Premises: Business Rates

Tabled: 3 March 2026

Answered: 11 March 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 11 February 2026 to Question 111126 on Licensing Premises: Business Rates, whether there is a statutory basis for the application of the pubs and live m

Answer

Alison McGovern

The 2026/27 Pubs and Live Music Venues Relief is administered by local authorities using the powers they have to provide discretionary rate relief under section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988. As set out in the local authority guidance publis...

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