Written Question·Treasury·UIN 118195

Public Houses: Business Rates

Tabled: 5 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral statement of 27 January 2026, Official Report, Col. 770, on business rates, what the evidential basis is that around three quarters of pubs will see their bills either fall or stay the sam

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The statistic is based on analysis conducted by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) using property-level data on rateable values from the Valuation Office Agency, and local authority returns on the value of reliefs and the nu...
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