Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 121522

Hospitality Industry: South Shropshire

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what action is being taken to support the hospitality sector in South Shropshire.

Answer

Kate Dearden
The Government is taking decisive action to support pubs and the wider hospitality sector. Following the Budget, we announced an additional 15% cut for pubs in England alongside a two‑year real‑terms freeze, building on wider reforms to business rates for...

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