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Public Houses: Closures

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 14 January 2026UIN 101820

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of pubs facing closure.

Answered by Josh Simons

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 2nd January is attached.

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