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Business Rates: Lancashire

Commons · Question 82770 · Tabled 16 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 24 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing business rates for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 24 Oct 2025

Business rates are a vital source of revenue for Local Government. The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, the Gove...