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1728482

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of the rate of the business rates multiplier in (a) England and (b) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Broadland and Fakenham
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	5109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>Recent trends in the rate of the business rates multiplier can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-business-rates</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A number of reliefs are available to support businesses with their business rate liabilities. The eligibility criteria for them can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief" target="_blank">GOV.Uk</a>. This includes the Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) which provides 100% rate relief for eligible properties with rateable values below £12,000 with tapered relief available for eligible properties with rateable values between £12,000 and £15,000. SBRR means that over a third of the smallest non-domestic properties in England pay no business rates.</p><p> </p><p>I am unable to comment on the Welsh business rates system, as business rates is a devolved policy area which means this is a matter for the Welsh government.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 5108 question first answered 18/09/2024 14:32:42 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1726636

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2024 to Question 409 on Business Rates, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business rates on the prices charged by online retailers.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	3822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the manifesto, the government is committed to a fairer business rates system and to levelling the playing field between online giants and high streets.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, the retail sector accounts for approximately 21% of total value of the business rates tax base, but only contributes 5% to Gross Value Added (GVA). As a result of the 2023 revaluation, business rates paid by the retail sector fell by an estimated 20%. Conversely, business rates increased by an estimated 27% for large distribution warehouses to reflect the growth in the online sales sector.</p><p> </p><p>As with any tax policy, decisions will be made at fiscal events. The government keeps the tax system under review and is open to receiving evidence from stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 10/09/2024 16:09:01 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1726016

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2024 to Question 409 on Business Rates, whether she plans to take steps to review business rate (a) poundage, (b) reliefs, (c) multipliers and (d) valuations.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	3251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The government is committed to a business rates system which raises the same revenue but in a fairer way. The government has pledged to level the playing field between the high street and online giants, incentivise investment, tackle empty properties and support entrepreneurship.</p><p> </p><p>The government will work closely with all stakeholders, including those businesses that shoulder the greatest burden from business rates, as it develops the detail of its reforms. The Government will set out further details in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 3658 question first answered 09/09/2024 11:32:21 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1726371

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase business rates.
tabling member constituency	Farnham and Bordon
tabling member printed	Gregory Stafford
uin	3658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The government is committed to a business rates system which raises the same revenue but in a fairer way. The government has pledged to level the playing field between the high street and online giants, incentivise investment, tackle empty properties and support entrepreneurship.</p><p> </p><p>The government will work closely with all stakeholders, including those businesses that shoulder the greatest burden from business rates, as it develops the detail of its reforms. The Government will set out further details in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 3251 question first answered 09/09/2024 11:32:21 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	5351

1722871

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the effectiveness of the business rates system for small business.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	1190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The business rates system currently offers support for small businesses through Small Business Rate Relief, which ensures that over a third of business properties already pay no business rates.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Labour manifesto, the government intends to replace the current business rates system with one which levels the playing field between high streets and online giants, better incentivises investment, tackles empty properties and supports entrepreneurship.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 30/07/2024 12:56:50 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1721694

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of existing business rate valuations on (a) high street independent shops and (b) pubs and other hospitality businesses.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The government is committed to a fairer business rates system. In our manifesto, we pledged to level the playing field between the high street and online giants, better incentivise investment, tackle empty properties and support entrepreneurship.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 25/07/2024 16:47:49 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1700392

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the threshold for business rates relief in line with inflation.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	21279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) is available to businesses with a single property below a set rateable value.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Statement 2023, the government announced a package of changes and tax cuts worth £4.3 billion, including a freeze to the small business multiplier for the fourth consecutive year in 2024-25, protecting over a million ratepayers from a multiplier increase.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 22/04/2024 08:57:41 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1667621

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what business rates will be in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Dehenna Davison
uin	478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government froze the business rates multiplier for a third consecutive year in 2023-24, a tax cut worth £9.3 billion to business over the next 5 years. Overall, the Government has taken action to hold the tax rate steady, protecting businesses from inflationary pressures over the last three years at a cost of £14.5 billion to the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on future business rates support will be made in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/11/2023 15:12:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison

1665909

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of retaining the business rates multiplier at the current level for the 2024-25 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	203287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government has taken action to hold the tax rate steady over the last three years, protecting businesses from inflationary pressures at a cost of £14.5 billion to the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>Most recently, the Government froze the business rates multiplier for a third consecutive year in 2023-24, a tax cut worth £9.3 billion to business over the next 5 years. This will support all ratepayers, large and small, with the revaluation in 2023, meaning bills are 6 per cent lower, before any reliefs or supplements are applied, than without the freeze.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the level of the multiplier for 2024-25 will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/10/2023 07:39:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1658478

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the business rate multiplier in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL9917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>At the Autumn Statement 2022, the Government announced a freeze to the business rates multiplier for 2023-24, a tax cut worth £9.3 billion over the next five years. This was the third consecutive year the multiplier has been frozen, protecting businesses from inflationary pressures at an overall cost of £14.5 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Business rates are an essential form of funding for local government to provide vital public services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 13/09/2023 13:00:26 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick