Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the business rates holiday to include the flexible workspace sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
The Government has provided enhanced support to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors through business rates relief given the direct and acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on those sectors.
A range of measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for business rates relief such as flexible workspaces, has also been made available.