Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 122202

Public Houses: Business Rates

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether a local billing authority will be centrally reimbursed by his department if they apply the 15% business rate pub relief to a pub’s Business Improvement District business

Answer

Alison McGovern
Business Improvement District (BID) levies are established under separate legislation from the business rates system and are payable in addition to non-domestic rates.Business rates reliefs granted under section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988...
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