Written Question·Treasury·UIN 108283

Public Houses: Business Rates

Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Daisy Cooper

Liberal DemocratSt Albans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many public houses in England and Wales did the Valuation Office Agency request trading figures from for the purposes of calculating their Fair Maintainable Turnover for the 2026 ratings list.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Valuation Office Agency requested trading information from approximately 37,000 public houses for the 2026 Revaluation.