Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 74473
Regeneration: Urban Areas
Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 12 September 2025
Question
Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat — Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support the local hospitality sector to regenerate high streets in (a) Yeovil, (b) Chard and (c) other towns.
Answer
Blair McDougallThis Government is reforming business rates to protect the high street, including permanently lower taxes for retail, hospitality and leisure properties with a rateable value under £500,000 from 2026.We are also slashing red tape to breathe new life into ...
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