Leisure: Business Rates
Commons · Question 109972 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Graham Stuart
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of excluding soft play centres and other family focused venues from the 15 per cent business rates discount for pubs and music venues on those businesses; and whe
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 5 Feb 2026
Pubs rents in business rates valuations are analysed differently to some other sectors. While most hospitality and leisure properties are valued by comparing the size of the property, pubs are valued by comparing their turnover potential. Industry bodies ...