Pubcos & Beer tie

Pubco-tenant debate heads to House of Commons tomorrow

11-Jan-2012 - The decision to shun a statutory code of practice for the pubco-tenant relationship is to be debated in the House of Commons tomorrow (12 January).

BIS: Government refuses to supply BBPA deal details

06-Jan-2012 - The All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group is submitting a second Freedom Of Information (FOI) request over the pubco/tenant deal - in the wake of the Government refusal to supply certain documents due to commercial confidentiality.

CAMRA puts pressure on MPs over pub debate

06-Jan-2012 - The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is putting pressure on MPs to attend the pubco/tenant debate in the House of Commons on 12 January.

Licensees "want answers" over pubco-tenant relationship

06-Jan-2012 - Campaign group Justice for Licensees (JfL) has sent an open letter to the Government asking it to explain the decision to maintain the tied model.

BIS: Mulholland calls for legal advice clarification

22-Dec-2011 - The All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group has written to Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) minister, Ed Davey, asking for more details on where the department sought legal advice on the implementation of the Industry Framework Code (IFC).

BIS: Information demanded over BBPA deal

05-Dec-2011 - The All-Party Save the Pub Group is demanding information from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on its negotiations with the industry and the subsequent deal to self-regulate the pubco-tenant relationship.

BIS: Davey refutes "sell-out" accusations

29-Nov-2011 - Business minister Ed Davey has flatly refused accusations from pubco critics that he’s a “sell out” for his decision not to implement a statutory code of practice governing pub company/tenant relationships.

BIS: Government shuns statutory code

24-Nov-2011 - The Government has failed to introduce a Statutory Code of Practice to manage the pubco/tenant relationship in its response to the recommendations of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (BISC).

Pubco/tenant relationship heads for Parliamentary debate

23-Nov-2011 - The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (BISC) report into the relationship between pubcos and tenants is set to be debated in the House of Commons on Tuesday 6 December in the wake of the Government’s response this week.

Vince Cable must keep his word over BISC

23-Nov-2011 - Controversial MP Brian Binley has issued a challenge to Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable to keep his word over the beer-tie debate.

Tuppen under fire over BISC remarks

17-Nov-2011 - Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has come under fire over comments he made about the Business, Innovation & Skills Committee’s (BISC’s) recent report into the relationship between pubcos and tenants.

Tuppen: BISC inquiry was a ‘political pantomime’

11-Nov-2011 - Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has branded the recent Business, Innovation & Skills Committee (BISC) inquiry into pubco-tenant relationships as a “political pantomime”.

BISC: Government response due end of November

10-Nov-2011 - Business Secretary Vince Cable has revealed that the Government will respond to the Business, Innovation & Skills Committee’s (BISC) report into the pubco-tenant relationship at the end November.

Georgel: pubcos must empower BDMs

09-Nov-2011 - It is puzzling the industry does not spend more time focusing on the role of the Business Development Manager — that’s the view of Admiral Taverns boss Kevin Georgel.

CAMRA ups pressure over beer-tie reform

11-Oct-2011 - CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) is upping pressure on the Government to keep its word over beer-tie reform.

BBPA attacks report on pubco and tenant relationships

29-Sep-2011 - The Business, Innovation & Skills Committee (BISC) report on the pubco and tenant relationship is not “intellectually sound”, according to British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chief executive Brigid Simmonds.

IPC: statutory pubco code must come in without delay

27-Sep-2011 - The Independent Pubs Confederation (IPC) has reiterated its belief that the Government must now act to implement a statutory code of practice governing the relationship between tenants and pubcos without delay.

BISC: Enterprise Inns believes code already addresses MPs concerns

22-Sep-2011 - Enterprise Inns says its code of practice covering its relationship with tenants already addresses the concerns of MPs, and has warned that a statutory code would add prove a burden for the industry.

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BISC chair: Government could act on pubcos ‘within one year’

21-Sep-2011 - The MP heading the pubco investigation says he can’t think why the Government wouldn’t support a statutory code governing the pubco/tenant relationship, and predicted legislation could be introduced within one year.

BISC: GMB supports calls for pubco legislation

21-Sep-2011 - The GMB union has welcomed calls for legislation against pubcos in the wake of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (BIS) report.