Written questions

Flexible Working: Business Rates

Commons · Question 24508 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Peter Fortune

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to the potential merits of extending HRL relief to independent coworking spaces.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 7 Sep 2026

The Government has introduced new permanently lower tax multipliers for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL) properties. These new tax rates provide nearly £1 billion per year of support to the RHL sector and will benefit over 750,000 properties...