Retail Trade: West Midlands
Commons · Question 83745 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps his Department has taken to support small businesses in the retail sector in the West Midlands.
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 28 Oct 2025
We’re creating a fairer business rates system that protects small retailers, including introducing permanently lower rates for retail, hospitality and leisure properties under £500,000 rateable value. The government has protected the smallest businesses f...