Written questions

Gyms: Business Rates

Commons · Question 106879 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that community gyms and fitness facilities are not excluded from business rates relief schemes designed to support retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 27 Jan 2026

The Government is introducing new permanently lower business rates tax rates for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties with rateable values below £500,000.On 16 October 2025, the Government published legislation and accompanying guidance detail...