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Business Rates

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 113653

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds information on business rate receipts from (a) Business Rate Improvement Districts levies and (b) the GLA Business Rate Supplement across (i) England and (ii) individual local authorities.

Answered by Alison McGovern

Information on receipts from the GLA Business Rate Supplement is collected and published on Revenue Outturn RS Line 793. The latest local authority and England level data from 2024 to 2025 can be found here.

The Department does not hold data on Business Improvement District (BID) levy receipts.

The cost of administering BID ballots are recorded on Revenue Outturn RO6 Line 428 also published here.

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