All Legislation articles – Page 72
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NewsMPs to debate pubcos today
Labour is holding an opposition debate today calling for legislation to introduce a statutory code on the relationship between pubcos and tenants
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Lambeth adjourns EMRO hearing
Lambeth Council has adjourned a hearing into a proposed early morning restriction order (EMRO), to allow more time for businesses and local residents opposed to the measure to give evidence
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Alcohol duty fraud taskforce launched
A new taskforce has been launched to tackle alcohol duty fraud
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Osborne: we can afford above-inflation minimum wage hikes
Chancellor George Osborne has said Britain can afford an above-inflation rise in the minimum wage
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CAMRA petitions for 'Pubs Watchdog'
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched a petition to “build pressure” on the Government in advance of a Parliamentary Debate next Tuesday (21 January) calling for a “Pubs Watchdog”
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NewsVAT Club ‘back on track’, says Borel
Jacques Borel’s VAT Club has obtained 24 lobbying appointments with MPs and had responses from a further 55, according to the veteran campaigner
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Minister: Don't 'belittle' Responsibility Deal
However, Earl Howe said the Government would look at requests to introduce a sugar reduction pledge as part of the series of voluntary agreements with businesses on public health
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Maximum gaming machine prizes raised
New regulations increasing prizes in pub machines come into effect from today (15 Jan)
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NewsFormer pubs minister urges tougher action on pubcos
A former Government minister for pubs has urged Business Secretary Vince Cable to go further under the proposed statutory code of pub companies and give tenants the right to have a free-of-tie option combined with an open market rent review.
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NewsBBPA urges MPs to back beer duty freeze
British Beer & Pub Association chief executive Bridget Simmonds has written to MPs urging them to support a Parliamentary motion calling for a freeze in beer duty in the Budget on 20 March
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NewsSugar campaigner: Responsibility Deal is 'crazy'
The chairman of the new campaign group that aims to reduce sugar in foods has told M&C Report he favours a voluntary approach, but if that doesn’t work “we’ll have to legislate” or push for a “sugar tax”
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Osborne cautious on minimum wage hikes
Chancellor George Osborne has warned that any increase in the minimum wage “has to be done in a way that doesn’t cost jobs”
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NewsLabour to host Parliamentary debate on pubco code
Labour is to host a debate in Parliament on the proposed statutory code for pub companies on the afternoon of 21 January
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Government 'under-estimates cost of pubco code'
Pubcos may have to transfer “considerably more” in profits to their tied tenants than the Government estimates - up to £20,000 per pub - under the proposed statutory code, according to the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers
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NewsGovernment misses MPs' pubco code deadline
The Government has missed the deadline set by a committee of MPs to reveal its intentions towards intervening in the tenanted pub company model, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsNew group targets sugar reduction
A campaign has been launched to reduce the amount of sugar in foods to reduce the level of obesity
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Pubco code 'may protect bad tenants'
Government plans to intervene in the tenanted pub company model could be anti-competitive and may “end up protecting those with less good business sense”, according to a think tank that looks at competition and regulation
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Griffiths defends industry over 'undue influence' claim
High-profile pro-beer MP Andrew Griffiths has defended the industry against accusations that it had an undue influence on the Government over minimum pricing
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Taxpayers 'subsidising unfair practices of pubcos'
Taxpayers will subsidise the “unfair” practices of tenanted pub companies to the tune of c£33m - or potentially more than £100m - per year unless the Government presses ahead with plans to reform the tenanted model, a political think tank has told the Government
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Leeds exec board rejects late-night levy
The executive board of Leeds City Council has backed calls to not press ahead with the introduction of a late-night levy in the city