questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2025 to Question 69409 on Business Rates: Impact Assessments, if she publish sector-specific impact assessments for (a) hospitality, (b) retail and (c) leisure businesses with rateable values under £500,000 of the effect of the (i) withdrawal of Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) Relief, (ii) implementation of the 2026 VOA draft ratings list and (iii) the reduction of the RHL multiplier.
answerText: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
heading: Business Rates: Impact Assessments