Retail Trade: Business Rates

Question

David Simmonds

Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 23 June 2026, to Question 9591, on Business Rates: Retail Trade, what the evidential basis is for the total business rate bills paid by the retail sector in 2026-27 compared to 2025-26.