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HANSARD Business RatesI thank my hon. Friend for his advocacy on behalf of the pubs and businesses in his constituency. Concerns have been raised about the methodology. We have looked into that in…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesYes, we will continue to work with pubs, because we do value them. I want to be clear, however, that we value all of the businesses on the high street. We value our hospitality…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesI would be happy to have a further conversation with my hon. Friend about this issue. It is really important that no hotel will see its business rates bill go up by 100% this…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesI hope that I will be out of trouble before too long. We will double the hospitality support fund, providing £10 million of funding over the next three years. That fund aims to…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesAround one in three businesses will continue to benefit from small business rates relief, and so will pay nothing at all. As for independent shops that are above the threshold and…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesI am not sure what the question was, but the Government have set out a plan that is fair and reasonable and does not engage with the fantasy economics that Opposition Members keep…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesVery much so. We want to support legendary landlords. I have my own in my constituency, and I look forward to having a pint with them this weekend to discuss the changes that the…27 Jan 2026HANSARDSupport for BusinessesI do not think that Mr Speaker would like me to pre-empt the announcements that will be made later, but the right hon. Member has given me the opportunity to reiterate that at the…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesWe are, in the usual way, using long-standing definitions set out in business rates guidance to define pubs, and similar venues to which the relief will apply.27 Jan 2026HANSARDSupport for BusinessesI thank my hon. Friend for the work that she is doing to champion salons and the beauty industry in her constituency and elsewhere. She will know that VAT is a broad-based tax; in…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesI will continue to keep those important cultural and social assets in mind as we work on our policy for supporting businesses across the country.27 Jan 2026HANSARDSupport for BusinessesWe have considered the challenges that hospitality businesses and businesses on our high streets have been facing. That is why we put in place £4.3 billion of support at the…27 Jan 2026HANSARDSupport for BusinessesThe Government will have more to say a bit later today when it comes to pubs and the support that the Government can provide for them. We knew that the revaluations would be…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesI thank my hon. Friend for his representations on behalf of businesses in his constituency. The Government are clear that we will look at the pub and hotel methodologies…27 Jan 2026HANSARDSupport for BusinessesI am very fond of my constituency neighbour, who has the privilege of sharing a part of Barnet with me. There will be news this afternoon—I am just trying to find my words, Mr…27 Jan 2026HANSARDSupport for BusinessesI have got the idea, Mr Speaker! The key thing to note here is that there is a significant difference between the change in the rateable value and the change in the business…27 Jan 2026HANSARDSupport for BusinessesI thank my hon. Friend for her representations on behalf of businesses and constituents in Sheffield. One of the important things to note about the business rates system is that…27 Jan 2026HANSARDSupport for BusinessesThere are a number of questions on this topic, and I am sure there will be more this afternoon when I make a statement to the House on a package of support in relation to business…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have extended the temporary 5p fuel duty cut until the end of August 2026, and rates will then gradually return to early 2022 levels. The planned increase in line with…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen the Liberal Democrats had the chance, what did they do? They put up VAT on hospitality businesses. Now they are coming up with ideas, without the plans to pay for them. They…27 Jan 2026