Business Rates

Jim McMahon Excerpts

Tuesday 27th January 2026 Commons Chamber

[Dan Tomlinson]

No.

[Jim McMahon (Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton) (Lab/Co-op)]

The support package for pubs is welcome news. The Whitegate Inn in Chadderton saw its value increase from £194,000 to £330,000, and the Halfway House in Royton went from £20,000 to £57,000. The Minister knows that the pressures being felt by pubs are felt by the whole of hospitality. For instance, the Egyptian Room food hall in Oldham will jump from £142,000 to £175,000. It is all part of the same ecosystem. The Government could and should have included that wider package in the announcement today, but I urge the Treasury, even at the second attempt, to get it right and have a wider support package for the whole of hospitality.