Recording Studios: Business Rates
Lords · Question HL14516 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Bassam of Brighton
To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the net annual cost to the Treasury of freezing business rates on recording studios.
Answer
Answered by Lord Livermore, 23 Feb 2026
The Government has no current plans to freeze business rates for recording studios. At the Budget in November 2025, the Government announced a £4.3 billion support package to support ratepayers across all sectors seeing bill increases. This includes a red...