Written Question·Treasury·UIN 103680
Public Houses: Business Rates
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026
Question
Sarah Pochin
Reform UK — Runcorn and Helsby
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many public houses have closed in England in each year since 2019, and what proportion of those closures her Department attributes primarily to business rates liabilities.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonThe amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
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