Question follow-through · 90577
Public Houses: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a lower business rates multiplier for pubs on levels of investment.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 12 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 21 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Self-assessment · 13 Nov 2025
- Taxation: Electronic Government · 13 Nov 2025
- Taxation: Electronic Government · 13 Nov 2025
- Public Houses and Retail Trade: Business Rates · 14 Jan 2026
- Taxation: Fraud and Maladministration · 28 Aug 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Votes on this topic
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots · 15 Jul 2026
- Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 · 15 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.
Recorded timeline
12 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a lower business rates multiplier for pubs on levels of investment.
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century.In April 2026, the Government will introduce permanently lower business rates multipliers for retail, hospitality...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Self-assessment
13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of retaining the option for small low-income businesses and landlords to continue submitting an annual Self Assessment Tax Return on paper instead of
Taxation: Electronic Government
13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the (a) costs, (b) administrative burdens, (c) the risk of being forced to close and (d) other impacts as a result of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax on sole traders and
Taxation: Electronic Government
13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to provide (a) additional support (b) exemptions and (c) simplified alternatives for small businesses and landlords to comply with Making Tax Digital requirements without the need for sp
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
25 Nov 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of alcohol duty increases on 1 February 2025 on revenue from alcohol duty receipts.
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
25 Nov 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will revise forward-looking forecasts for revenue from alcohol duty.
Public Houses and Retail Trade: Business Rates
14 Jan 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the financial impact of business rates increases on (a) pubs and (b) retail businesses.
Banking Hubs: Cheques
9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with LINK to ensure that banking hubs continue to accept cheques.
Fuels: Excise Duties
24 Apr 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she (a) is taking steps to reduce fuel duty and (b) has considered halving fuel duty to help reduce the cost of living.
Taxation: Fraud and Maladministration
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs addresses the levels of error and fraud identified by the National Audit Office in its 2024-25 Resource Accounts.
Revenue and Customs: Annual Reports
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s qualified opinion on the regularity of HM Revenue and Customs’ 2024-25 Resource Accounts.
Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties
4 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of applying the same 1.5p-per-mile Electric Vehicle Excise Duty rate to all plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on drivers of those vehicles.
Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties
4 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed Electric Vehicle Excise Duty on the resale values of older plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.