Question follow-through · 95109
Public Houses: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the increase in employers National Insurance Contributions on small pubs.
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
- 27 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 3 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the increase in employers National Insurance Contributions on small pubs.
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Dec 2025
Answer published
The government published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) which set out the impact of the changes, including for businesses, to employer NICs alongside the introduction of the Bill. The Government decided to protect the smallest businesses from th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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