Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will meet with the Valuation Office Agency to discuss the potentail impact of changes to business rates relief on pubs and breweries.

From April, every pub and live music venue will get 15% off its new business rates bill on top of the support announced at Budget and then bills will be frozen in real terms for a further two years.

Three-quarters of pubs will see bills flat or falling in April. The new relief is worth £1,650 for the average pub next year. As a sector pubs will pay 8% less in business rates in 2029 than they do right now.

The Government will also launch a review which will explore how pubs are valued for business rates.