Jo Swinson

Andrew Griffiths, Toby Perkins and Jo Swinson among MPs to debate pubs code bill

05-Sep-2014 By James Wallin

The list of MPs who will debate the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill, which includes plans for the pubs code, has been announced.

Exclusive interview: Government hopes for speedy progress over statutory code consultation, says minister Jo Swinson

07-Feb-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Minister Jo Swinson hopes for speedy progress on the consultation over plans for a statutory code. Michelle Perrett reports

MP 'astonished' with Government U-Turn over pubco-tenant self regulation deal

08-Nov-2012 By Gurjit Degun

The chairman of the committee looking into the pubco-tenant relationship has said it is “astonishing” the Government has made a U-turn in its stance on the self-regulation agreement.

Business secretary Vince Cable denies Government is washing its hands of pubco-tenant self-regulation deal

30-Oct-2012 By Michelle Perrett

Vince Cable, the secretary of state for the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) department, said  the Government is not washing its hands of the self-regulation agreement over the pubco-tenant relationship.

New BIS minister prefers rock stars to pub people

18-Oct-2012 By Rob Willock

Journalists tend to get mistrustful when people refuse interviews — especially when those people are public servants, and they are in charge of matters of importance and public interest.