Question follow-through · 74647
Public Houses: Rural Areas
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to decrease (a) National Insurance and (b) business rates costs for pubs (i) since the Spending Review and (ii) ahead of the Autumn Budget in (A) rural constituencies and (B) West
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 10 Sept 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to decrease (a) National Insurance and (b) business rates costs for pubs (i) since the Spending Review and (ii) ahead of the Autumn Budget in (A) rural constituencies and (B) West
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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10 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Government has taken difficult but necessary decisions to deliver long-term growth. Fixing the public finances is critical to creating long-term stability in which businesses can invest and thrive. The Government recognises the need to protect the sma...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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