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 TomlinsonThe 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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