Written Evidence May. 23 2024
Inquiry: Future funding of the BBC World ServiceFound: BBC World Service’s New Ukrainian Shortwave Service Matters’, 25 March 2022. https://www.rand.org/pubs
Written Evidence May. 23 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: Pubs are the unhealthiest OOH subsector, with Walkabout, Sizzling Pub, Flaming Grill Pub Co, Brewhouse
Asked by: Gen Kitchen (Labour - Wellingborough)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help support people on lower incomes in Wellingborough constituency.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
Over the previous two years, this government has provided support to help households with the cost of living totalling over £90 billion.
For the coming year, the government has increased working age benefits by 6.7%; maintained the triple lock; raised Local Housing Allowance rates with an average gain of £800, extended the Household Support Fund and increased the National Living Wage by 9.8%. Further actions taken by the government in 2024-25 include: a rise in the National Living Wage (NLW) by 9.8% - ending low hourly pay for workers on the NLW, raising Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of market rents, uprating working-age benefits by 6.7%, freezing fuel duty, removing Debt Relief Order fees, and doubling the Budgeting Advance Loan repayment period.
In rural parts of constituencies like Wellingborough, the government is also providing support through the £110m Rural England Prosperity Fund. This is being invested in projects which boost productivity and create rural job opportunities. This includes farm businesses looking to diversify by opening a farm shop, a wedding venue or tourism facilities or improvements to village halls, pubs and other rural hubs for community uses.
Written Evidence May. 22 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: In particular, pubs constitute the least healthy sector and exceed 50% of saturated fats, sugar, and
Written Evidence May. 22 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: population based, cross sectional study | The BMJ 34 UK restaurant market growth remains behind pubs
Written Evidence May. 22 2024
Inquiry: Access to High Street Banking in WalesFound: My experience of running pubs in the Welsh valleys is vast and my understanding of local communities
Written Evidence May. 22 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: Calorie labelling in the out of home sector, would bring food eaten in pubs, cafes, takeaways and
Written Evidence May. 22 2024
Inquiry: Food, Diet and ObesityFound: Health Survey for England. http://digital.nhs.uk/pubs/hse2018 accessed March 2024 Moussa, H.N.; Alrais
Oral Evidence May. 22 2024
Inquiry: Access to High Street Banking in WalesFound: community and its cohesion, which places like banking services and post offices—I could talk about pubs
Mentions:
1: Chris Philp (Con - Croydon South) Friend the Member for North Cornwall (Scott Mann), who said that pubs in his constituency would like - Speech Link
2: Chris Philp (Con - Croydon South) Gentleman is, but I know that he will join me in wishing pubs in his constituency well. - Speech Link
3: Dan Jarvis (Lab - Barnsley Central) Sadly, dozens of pubs continue to close each month across the UK. - Speech Link