{"value":{"id":1756521,"askingMemberId":4805,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-17T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-21T00:00:00","uin":"24697","questionText":"To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting fire services from business rates at the next fiscal event.","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"Treasury","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4797,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-22T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Certain properties are exempt from business rates. Details on exemptions can be found at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief/exempt-properties\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief/exempt-properties</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Any decisions on future tax policy will be announced by the Chancellor at a fiscal event.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Fire and Rescue Services: Business Rates","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1756521","method":"GET"}]}