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Private Education: Business Rates

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 5 December 2024UIN 16747

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2820 on Private Education: Business Rates, whether a (a) sports playing field and (b) playground is a positive material consideration by the Valuation Office Ag

Answered by James Murray

All intrinsic physical characteristics of the school are taken into consideration, and both sports playing fields and playgrounds are material considerations which positively impact the calculated rateable value.

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