Legislation News – Page 61
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Row over pubs code adjudicator appointment
Accusations from British Pub Confederation chair and Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland that newly appointed pubs code adjudicator and Fleurets director Paul Newby will not be independent have been branded a ‘disgraceful set of slurs’ by business minister Anna Soubry.
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Fleurets director appointed as pubs code adjudicator
Fleurets director Paul Newby is understood to have been appointed as the pubs code adjudicator.
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Government issues warning over fake online reviews
Businesses which arrange for third parties to write fake positive reviews about them online are at risk of falling foul of consumer protection law, according to new guidance.
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Study says MUP more effective than alcohol taxes
A new study has concluded that minimum unit alcohol pricing and strength-based taxation have larger impacts on health inequalities than increasing current alcohol taxes.
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Poll shows 31% support beer duty cut
Less than a third of voters want the Government to cut beer duty, a poll conducted for the British Beer & Pub Association has shown.
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Whitbread, GK and Diageo back UK to stay in EU
Whitbread, Greene King and Diageo have all come out in support of the UK remaining in the EU.
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CAMRA responds on beer duty row
The Campaign for Real Ale has reiterated its support for the campaign to cut beer duty for a fourth time but has called on brewers to pass the savings on to pubs.
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NewsBBPA brands duty backlash ‘misguided’
The British Beer & Pub Association has said a backlash by a group of multiple operators against its beer duty campaign is “fundamentally misguided”.
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Nine in 10 councils want more powers to curb pub openings
Nine out of 10 councils want to the Licensing Act to be strengthened to “help curb the saturation of communities with pubs, clubs and off-licences selling alcohol”, according to the Local Government Association.
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LGA says menu calorie counts should be law
The Local Government Association has repeated its calls for calorie counts to be displayed across chain pubs, restaurants and cinemas, now urging the Government to introduce legislation.
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Takeaways sign up to London health initiative
Over 500 fast-food takeaways in London have signed up to an initiative backed by Mayor of London Boris Johnson, which encourages them to sell healthier food
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Unite: ‘Javid must stop dragging feet over tipping’
Trade union Unite has told the Government to stop ‘dragging its feet’ over tackling the ‘dubious tipping practices’ of major restaurant chains.
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NewsForde: Rising costs means duty cut essential
David Forde, the new chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association, has told M&C that if the Government does not reduce beer duty in next month’s Budget it will undo the impact of three successive 1p cuts.
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NewsMRO rent increase trigger to be scrapped
Business secretary Sajid Javid has said the pubs code will be amended so that the trigger for a Market Rent Only (MRO) will not be dependent on a rent increase.
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Lords discuss plan for new drink-drive limit in England
A bill calling for the drink-driving limit to be lowered in England has been given broad support in the House of Lords today, but there were calls for a full review of how the measure has affected Scotland.
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BBPA creates template to lobby on beer duty
The British Beer & Pub Association has created an ‘email your MP’ tool to allow people can lobby their local representative to push for another beer duty cut.
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NHS to introduce sugar tax in hospital cafes
The NHS is to impose its own 20% sugar tax in hospital and leisure centre cafes across England by 2020, its head has said.
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Government says sugar tax would need to be ‘significant’
A Government minister has admitted that only a “significant” tax on sugary drinks would have an impact on UK consumption.
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Trade bodies unite for new beer duty campaign
The chief executives of the Campaign for Real Ale, Society of Independent Brewers and the British Beer & Pub Association are to jointly call on MPs to support a 1p beer duty cut in March’s budget.
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NewsMulholland calls for ideas on tax reform for pubs
The Parliamentary Save the Pub Group has called for ideas on tax reform for pubs, ahead of its meeting with a treasury minister.