A question on #PublicHouses #ChangeOfUse tabled by Ben Maguire on 29-01-2025 has been answered by Alex Norris.

Heading: Public Houses: Change of Use
Question ID: 1760060
UIN: 27501
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-29
Asking Member ID: 5350
Asking Member display name: Ben Maguire
Asking Member handle: BenMaguireNC
Asking Member Twitter reference: @BenMaguireNC
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to prevent the permanent conversion of public houses to other uses through the High Street Rental Auctions scheme in (a) Cornwall and (b) England.
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Date answered: 2025-02-07
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4641
Answering Member display name: Alex Norris
Answering Member handle: AlexJJNorris
Answering Member Twitter reference: @AlexJJNorris
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Answer text: The government champions the community value of pubs and has included a number of protections in the high street rental auction legislation. The local authority may restrict the use of the property within the lease terms. Should a change of use be approve...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true