Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of hereditaments that will qualify for retail, hospitality and leisure business rates relief in financial year 2024-25.

The latest local authority data on the number of hereditaments in receipt of reliefs is published here: National non-domestic rates collected by councils in England: forecast 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK. The supplementary data tables provide the relevant breakdown and show the number of hereditaments in receipt of reliefs as of 31 December 2023.