Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether nursery schools in England with a rateable value below £51,000 will be eligible for the expanded business rate relief announced in Budget 2020.

The Government is increasing the business rates retail discount to 100% for 2020-21 and expanding it to include the leisure and hospitality sectors.

Private childcare providers may be eligible for up to 100% Small Business Rate Relief.

The Government has taken repeated action to reduce the burden of business rates for all ratepayers, worth more than £13 billion over the next five years.

Local Authorities continue to have powers to offer business rates discounts beyond pre-defined reliefs at their discretion.