{"value":{"id":1745521,"askingMemberId":4474,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2024-11-28T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2024-12-02T00:00:00","uin":"16747","questionText":"To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 2820 on Private Education: Business Rates, whether a (a) sports playing field and (b) playground is a positive material consideration by the Valuation Office Agency when calculating the rateable value of an independent school for business rates.","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"Treasury","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4797,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2024-12-05T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>All intrinsic physical characteristics of the school are taken into consideration, and both sports playing fields and playgrounds are material considerations which positively impact the calculated rateable value.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Private Education: Business Rates","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1745521","method":"GET"}]}