Question follow-through · 74479

Public Houses: Closures

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pubs have closed each year since 2015.

answeredCabinet Office

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
4 Sept 2025
Answer
7 Oct 2025 · 35 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pubs have closed each year since 2015.

  2. 4 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon Gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 2nd September is attached.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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