questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support rural convenience stores to manage their operating costs.
answerText: From April 2026, we are introducing permanently lower business‑rates multipliers for retail, hospitality and leisure properties, worth nearly £900 million a year and benefiting over 750,000 premises. In recognition of the impact of the revaluation on bill...
heading: Shops: Rural Areas