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Business Rates: Valuation

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 4 February 2026UIN 109138

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the 2026 business rates revaluation was subject to a Cabinet Committee write-round.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The Valuation Office Agency is responsible for maintaining an accurate rating list in England independently of central government.

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