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Government to accept MRO pubs code vote

20-Nov-2014 By Mike Berry

The Government has accepted MPs’ decision to vote for a market rent only clause for tied tenants in the pubs code and will not seek to challenge it.

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06-Feb-2014 By Rob Willock

I’d just finished putting the finishing touches to a scathing comment piece criticising the Home Office for its decision not to grant a national licence extension for pubs during the World Cup.

Elliott: MPs know very little about the pub industry

25-Jul-2012 By David Elliott

Confirmation that a private members’ bill from Cambridge Lib Dem MP Julian Huppert has passed its initial hurdle in the House of Commons, epitomises for me the complete lack of knowledge of our industry demonstrated by a large number of MPs.

MPs to debate laws to protect threatened pubs

15-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore

Pressure on the government to change planning laws to protect threatened pubs is set to intensify, as MPs will debate the issue tomorrow. Greg...

MP and ALMR to meet minister over licensing shake-up

26-Oct-2010

Industry concerns over changes to the licensing regime will be presented to the Home Office today. Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland, chairman of the...

Lib Dem MP: restrict pub and shop opening hours

14-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney

A Lib Dem MP has called for the Government to restrict opening hours of pubs, clubs and shops and introduce a ban on below cost sales of alcohol....

Save Pub Group calls for Home Office meeting

29-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney

Save the Pub Group chair Greg Mulholland has called for a meeting with the Home Office over the proposed changes on licensing. The Lib Dem MP has...

Mulholland vows to continue beer tie fight

11-Jun-2010 By James Wilmore

Outspoken Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland has vowed to continue campaigning for reform of the beer tie, after being re-elected chairman of the All-Party...

'Pubs minister role is axed'

17-May-2010 By Ewan Turney

The role of pubs minister looks set to be short-lived, according to one of the favourites for the post. Lib Dem MP and Save the Pub Group chair Greg...

Lib Dems still committed to beer tie reform

15-Apr-2010 By John Harrington

Plans will be laid out in a stand-alone election manifesto for pubs, according to Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland.

Mulholland: game is up for pubcos

19-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney

The game is up for "unscrupulous pubcos", Save the Pub Group chair Greg Mulholland has warned. The pro-pub Lib Dem MP has worked tirelessly for a...

Mulholland slams BBPA over pub industry debate

10-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ

Greg Mulholland, the Lib Dem MP who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group, has slammed the sector's leading trade body for refusing...

Mulholland slams Chancellor over pub VAT rises

04-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney

Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland has slammed the Chancellor over his token gesture to delay the VAT rise until the morning of 1 January. The Treasury has...

Mulholland: OFT does not care about pub tenants

22-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney

Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland has slammed the Office of Fair Trading for its "phenomenally poor" decision to take no further action on the beer tie....

MPs unite to back Proud of Pubs Week

07-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore

Two of Parliament's most high profile spokesmen on pubs have come together to back The Publican's Proud of Pubs Week. Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland has...