John Grogan Mp

Beer Group chairman is Backing the Pub

27-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

The British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) campaign to promote the pub has been given a political boost. John Grogan MP, chairman of the All...

MPs and publicans kick-off Proud of Pubs Week in Parliament

14-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore

MPs, peers and licensees came together in Parliament yesterday to help kick-off celebrations for Proud of Pubs Week. Licensing minister Gerry...

Scrap the beer duty rise — now

05-Feb-2009 By Andrew Pring

The trade is involved in a real race against time to find a solution that will stem the tide of pub closures, says Andrew Pring.

Second Parliamentary meeting on Sky

24-Sep-2008 By John Harrington

John Grogan MP is to host a second meeting in Parliament to discuss Sky with the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers and representatives of foreign satellite suppliers.

Minimum price for alcohol to be discussed in parliament

26-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore

Supermarkets, health groups and Treasury officials are being invited to discuss the idea of minimum pricing for alcohol at a seminar in the House of...

Gov't set to target below-cost booze

13-Dec-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Health minister Ben Brad-shaw says the Government is "prepared to change the law" regarding below-cost selling of alcohol. It is the clearest sign...

Government prepared to act on below cost sales

06-Dec-2007

Health minister says the Government is "prepared to change the law"

Grogan calls for supermarket code of practice

06-Dec-2007

John Grogan MP has called on supermarkets to come up with a code of practice against irresponsible promotions, in a Parlaimentarty debate today.After...

Grogan questions reports of PM's 11pm shop booze curfew

15-Nov-2007

All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group chairman John Grogan MP has cast doubt on media reports that Gordon Brown plans to ban shops and supermarkets...

MyShout

16-Aug-2007

The cut-price alcohol sold by supermarkets is on the current political agenda, observes John Grogan MP What do Prime Minister Gordon Brown and...

Getting your beer on the state

24-May-2007

The recent suggestion by John Grogan MP that we should celebrate next year the defeat of the 1908 Licensing Bill to nationalise the brewing industry...

Grogan pushes for PBD review

18-May-2006

Parliamentary Beer Group chairman John Grogan MP is to invite brewers to a House of Commons meeting to push for a review of progressive beer duty...