Petitions/Stop using the fair maintainable trade calculation for pubs’ business rates
StatusOngoing
Opened13 Feb 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Change the unique way by which public houses are assessed for business rates. We think this will help to slow down the closures of public houses. Current taxation policies are making ever-increasing numbers of public houses unviable.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Mr Lee Dillon
1Mr Lee Dillon MP
Newbury
187
Kit Malthouse
2Kit Malthouse MP
North West Hampshire
121
Luke Murphy
3Luke Murphy MP
Basingstoke
8
Danny Kruger
4Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
8
Clive Jones
5Clive Jones MP
Wokingham
8
Ellie Reeves
6Ellie Reeves MP
Lewisham West and East Dulwich
6
Matt Rodda
7Matt Rodda MP
Reading Central
6
Yuan Yang
8Yuan Yang MP
Earley and Woodley
5
Mrs Elsie Blundell
9Mrs Elsie Blundell MP
Heywood and Middleton North
5
Caroline Nokes
10Caroline Nokes MP
Romsey and Southampton North
5