Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 39241

Beer and Public Houses: Business Rates

Tabled: 18 March 2025
Answered: 25 March 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to reform business rates for the beer and pub sector.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
The Department for Business and Trade engages with His Majesty's Treasury (HMT) at Ministerial and official level on a range of issues, including business rates reform and how this will affect the hospitality sector.