Written Question·Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade ·UIN 25671

Tabled: 28 August 2026

Question

James McMurdock

IndependentSouth Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent estimate has been made of the number of pubs expected to close over the next 12 months, in the context of changes to taxation, business rates and employment costs intro