Asked by: Christopher Pincher (Independent - Tamworth)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the number of public houses in rural areas that have closed in the latest period for which data is available; and what steps his Department is taking to help support rural public houses.
Answered by Chris Philp - Shadow Home Secretary
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 18 October is attached.