Question follow-through · 101819

Public Houses: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in Rateable Value on pubs.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
2 Jan 2026
Target answer date
6 Jan 2026
Answer
12 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in Rateable Value on pubs.

  2. 6 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to UIN 101363.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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