Question follow-through · 25670
Beer and Public Houses: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent discussions have taken place with representatives of the pub and brewing sector on the cumulative impact of taxation, employment costs and regulatory costs.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent discussions have taken place with representatives of the pub and brewing sector on the cumulative impact of taxation, employment costs and regulatory costs.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the pressures facing pubs and the important role they play in supporting jobs, local economies and communities across the UK. The Department has not made a specific assessment of the impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on pub closur...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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