Question follow-through · 66262
Public Houses and Social Clubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to help increase the number of community (a) pubs and (b) social clubs.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 16 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to help increase the number of community (a) pubs and (b) social clubs.
11 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jul 2025
Answer published
This Government recognises the crucial role that pubs and social clubs play in our communities, supporting local economies, providing a sense of community pride, and fostering belonging and connection. We want to support communities to take ownership of a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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