United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 109085
Bookshops: Business Rates
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28 January 2026
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2 February 2026 · Answer
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2 February 2026
Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of the proposed changes to business rates on small independent bookshops.
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28 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of the proposed changes to business rates on small independent bookshops.
Source: Commons
2 February 2026
Answer
At the Budget, the VOA announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. This revaluation is the first since the pandemic, which has led to significant increases in rateable values for some properties as they recover from the pandemic.To respon...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-28/109085
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1876380
- uk · wq-1876380 · source updated 2 February 2026