{"value":{"id":1189736,"askingMemberId":3394,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2020-04-21T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2020-05-05T00:00:00","uin":"HL3253","questionText":"To ask Her Majesty's Government what the evidence base was for excluding dental practices from the business rate relief support being offered during the COVID-19 pandemic; and what plans they have, if any, to extend that support to include such practices.","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"Treasury","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4689,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2020-05-05T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>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.</p><p> </p><p>A range of further measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for the business rates holiday, such as medical service providers, has also been made available.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider any further financial assistance necessary to help businesses get through this period.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Dental Services: Coronavirus","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1189736","method":"GET"}]}