Written questions

Betting Shops: Business Rates

Commons · Question 106110 · Tabled 15 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 22 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the exclusion of licensed betting offices from Retail, Hospitality and Leisure relief, including the consiste

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 22 Jan 2026

In October 2024, the Government laid a statutory instrument defining the retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties that will be eligible for new, lower business rates multipliers from April 2026. Since they were announced at Budget 2024, the Govern...