United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4974
Business Rates
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29 May 2026
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8 June 2026 · Answer
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8 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the criteria used to determine the eligibility for discretionary business rate relief.
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29 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the criteria used to determine the eligibility for discretionary business rate relief.
Source: Commons
8 June 2026
Answer
Under section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 local authorities are able to provide discretionary business rates relief to ratepayers within their area, having regard to the interests of their local council tax payers. https://www.legislation....
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-29/4974
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1910019
- uk · wq-1910019 · source updated 8 June 2026