Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 114232

Public Houses: Planning Permission

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Afzal Khan

LabourManchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on local communities of restricting planning protections for public houses to cases where they are the final pub in an area.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to question UIN 105500 on 20 January 2026.