Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her department is taking to increase investment into palliative care.
Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 20 July to Question 18732, which sets out the Government's position on this matter.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken to support pubs in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire.
Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
Treasury Ministers and officials regularly engage with businesses across sectors, and the Government recognises the value pubs and breweries bring and the challenges they face across the country, including in Ashfield.
The Government has announced a 20% cut to business rates bills for pubs from April 2027. This is in addition to the 15% relief off 2025/2026 bills, with bills frozen in real terms for a further two years. When taken together, these packages are worth nearly ÂŁ250 million next year and will benefit around 32,000 pubs, social clubs and live music venues.
Separately, on 24 August 2026, the Government announced a review of pub and hotel business rates valuations to build a fairer system for the future. This review calls for the views of landlords, hoteliers and business owners.
We are also supporting breweries. Draught Relief enables products served on draught below 8.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) to pay less duty. This relief benefits pubs and other venues, as well as the producers that supply eligible products. Small Producer Relief (SPR) was introduced to replace and extend the previous Small Brewers Relief. SPR provides vital support to SMEs and market entrants by allowing brewers and smaller producers who make 4,500 hectolitres or less of alcohol per year to pay reduced duty rates on all products below 8.5% ABV.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken to support (a) pubs and (b) breweries.
Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
Treasury Ministers and officials regularly engage with businesses across sectors, and the Government recognises the value pubs and breweries bring and the challenges they face across the country, including in Ashfield.
The Government has announced a 20% cut to business rates bills for pubs from April 2027. This is in addition to the 15% relief off 2025/2026 bills, with bills frozen in real terms for a further two years. When taken together, these packages are worth nearly ÂŁ250 million next year and will benefit around 32,000 pubs, social clubs and live music venues.
Separately, on 24 August 2026, the Government announced a review of pub and hotel business rates valuations to build a fairer system for the future. This review calls for the views of landlords, hoteliers and business owners.
We are also supporting breweries. Draught Relief enables products served on draught below 8.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) to pay less duty. This relief benefits pubs and other venues, as well as the producers that supply eligible products. Small Producer Relief (SPR) was introduced to replace and extend the previous Small Brewers Relief. SPR provides vital support to SMEs and market entrants by allowing brewers and smaller producers who make 4,500 hectolitres or less of alcohol per year to pay reduced duty rates on all products below 8.5% ABV.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of business costs on (a) pubs and (b) breweries.
Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
Treasury Ministers and officials regularly engage with businesses across sectors, and the Government recognises the value pubs and breweries bring and the challenges they face across the country, including in Ashfield.
The Government has announced a 20% cut to business rates bills for pubs from April 2027. This is in addition to the 15% relief off 2025/2026 bills, with bills frozen in real terms for a further two years. When taken together, these packages are worth nearly ÂŁ250 million next year and will benefit around 32,000 pubs, social clubs and live music venues.
Separately, on 24 August 2026, the Government announced a review of pub and hotel business rates valuations to build a fairer system for the future. This review calls for the views of landlords, hoteliers and business owners.
We are also supporting breweries. Draught Relief enables products served on draught below 8.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) to pay less duty. This relief benefits pubs and other venues, as well as the producers that supply eligible products. Small Producer Relief (SPR) was introduced to replace and extend the previous Small Brewers Relief. SPR provides vital support to SMEs and market entrants by allowing brewers and smaller producers who make 4,500 hectolitres or less of alcohol per year to pay reduced duty rates on all products below 8.5% ABV.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with (a) pub landlords and (b) brewers.
Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
Treasury Ministers and officials regularly engage with businesses across sectors, and the Government recognises the value pubs and breweries bring and the challenges they face across the country, including in Ashfield.
The Government has announced a 20% cut to business rates bills for pubs from April 2027. This is in addition to the 15% relief off 2025/2026 bills, with bills frozen in real terms for a further two years. When taken together, these packages are worth nearly ÂŁ250 million next year and will benefit around 32,000 pubs, social clubs and live music venues.
Separately, on 24 August 2026, the Government announced a review of pub and hotel business rates valuations to build a fairer system for the future. This review calls for the views of landlords, hoteliers and business owners.
We are also supporting breweries. Draught Relief enables products served on draught below 8.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) to pay less duty. This relief benefits pubs and other venues, as well as the producers that supply eligible products. Small Producer Relief (SPR) was introduced to replace and extend the previous Small Brewers Relief. SPR provides vital support to SMEs and market entrants by allowing brewers and smaller producers who make 4,500 hectolitres or less of alcohol per year to pay reduced duty rates on all products below 8.5% ABV.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her department has made of the impact of health inequalities on patient outcomes across England.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Through our 10-Year Health Plan, we are committed to tackling the social determinants of health, improving healthy life expectancy for everyone, and halving the gap between the richest and poorest regions. By bringing together departments across the Government, we are ensuring that action on health is embedded in policies that shape people’s daily lives. Recent cross-Government action includes the Warm Homes Plan, the Keep Britain Working Review, and the Homelessness Strategy.
The NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for commissioning National Health Services to meet the needs of people in Ashfield. The Nottinghamshire ICB works with local NHS trusts and providers to strengthen prevention, improve population health, and reduce health inequalities, particularly in communities experiencing the poorest outcomes. ICBs have a duty to reduce inequalities between persons both in terms of their ability to access health services and with respect to the outcomes achieved for them.
The NHS’s CORE20PLUS5 approach targets action to reduce health inequalities in the most deprived 20% of the population and improve outcomes for groups that experience the worst access, experience, and outcomes within the NHS. The approach focuses on improving the five clinical areas at most need of accelerated improvement, namely cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory, maternity and mental health outcomes, in the poorest 20 percent of the population, along with other disadvantaged population groups identified at a local level.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her department is taking to address healthcare inequalities in the constituency of Ashfield.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Through our 10-Year Health Plan, we are committed to tackling the social determinants of health, improving healthy life expectancy for everyone, and halving the gap between the richest and poorest regions. By bringing together departments across the Government, we are ensuring that action on health is embedded in policies that shape people’s daily lives. Recent cross-Government action includes the Warm Homes Plan, the Keep Britain Working Review, and the Homelessness Strategy.
The NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for commissioning National Health Services to meet the needs of people in Ashfield. The Nottinghamshire ICB works with local NHS trusts and providers to strengthen prevention, improve population health, and reduce health inequalities, particularly in communities experiencing the poorest outcomes. ICBs have a duty to reduce inequalities between persons both in terms of their ability to access health services and with respect to the outcomes achieved for them.
The NHS’s CORE20PLUS5 approach targets action to reduce health inequalities in the most deprived 20% of the population and improve outcomes for groups that experience the worst access, experience, and outcomes within the NHS. The approach focuses on improving the five clinical areas at most need of accelerated improvement, namely cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory, maternity and mental health outcomes, in the poorest 20 percent of the population, along with other disadvantaged population groups identified at a local level.
Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to tackle health inequalities across England.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Through our 10-Year Health Plan, we are committed to tackling the social determinants of health, improving healthy life expectancy for everyone, and halving the gap between the richest and poorest regions. By bringing together departments across the Government, we are ensuring that action on health is embedded in policies that shape people’s daily lives. Recent cross-Government action includes the Warm Homes Plan, the Keep Britain Working Review, and the Homelessness Strategy.
The NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for commissioning National Health Services to meet the needs of people in Ashfield. The Nottinghamshire ICB works with local NHS trusts and providers to strengthen prevention, improve population health, and reduce health inequalities, particularly in communities experiencing the poorest outcomes. ICBs have a duty to reduce inequalities between persons both in terms of their ability to access health services and with respect to the outcomes achieved for them.
The NHS’s CORE20PLUS5 approach targets action to reduce health inequalities in the most deprived 20% of the population and improve outcomes for groups that experience the worst access, experience, and outcomes within the NHS. The approach focuses on improving the five clinical areas at most need of accelerated improvement, namely cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory, maternity and mental health outcomes, in the poorest 20 percent of the population, along with other disadvantaged population groups identified at a local level.