questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many public houses in England and Wales did the Valuation Office Agency request trading figures from for the purposes of calculating their Fair Maintainable Turnover for the 2026 ratings list.
answerText: The Valuation Office Agency requested trading information from approximately 37,000 public houses for the 2026 Revaluation. 
heading: Public Houses: Business Rates