Members Of The United Kingdom Parliament For English Constituencies

Legislation

Save the Pub Group fails to get change in planning law through Parliament

15-Dec-2016 By Liam Coleman

The Save The Pub Group's bid to scrap permitted development rights for pubs has failed to make it through Parliament.

Pubs code

New secretary of state considers calls to sack pubs code adjudicator

14-Sep-2016 By Oli Gross

New secretary of state Greg Clark has stated intentions to consider alleged evidence that pubs code adjudicator Paul Newby should be sacked.

Tributes paid to Beer Group member and chair of pubs code committee, Jim Dobbin

08-Sep-2014 By James Wallin

Labour MP, Jim Dobbin, who was last week announced as the co-chair of the committee to discuss the proposals for a Pubs Code, has died aged 73.

Finalists for BII Licensee of the Year 2014 announced

21-Mar-2014 By James Wallin

The finalists for the British Institue of Innkeeping (BII) Licensee of the Year Award have been unveiled ahead of the 13 May ceremony.

BISC member Brian Binley MP elected as new President of Save the Pub Group

17-Mar-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (BISC) member Brian Binley MP has been elected as the new President of the All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group at its AGM last week, replacing Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston who died last month.

Mulholland presses for shadow pubs minister

11-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Greg Mulholland has written to Labour leader Ed Miliband reiterating earlier requests for the appointment of a shadow pubs minister. The call came...

James Wilmore: Let's hope our new pubs minister is not a sop

01-Nov-2010

So the coalition doesn't think all Labour's ideas were rubbish. Just over five months since David Cameron entered Number 10, we find ourselves with...

MPs give boost to smoking campaign

22-Oct-2010 By John Harrington

A Tory MP is using the weight of MPs' support for relaxing the smoking ban to lobby the Government to look again. A total of 86 MPs voted in favour...

Mulholland: PM must appoint pubs minister

16-Aug-2010 By John Harrington

Pro-pub MP Greg Mulholland has written to David Cameron asking him to appoint a pubs minister and implement policies to help community pubs. In his...

Mulholland urges Cameron to appoint pubs minister

16-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore

MP Greg Mulholland has written to David Cameron urging the government to appoint a new pubs minister and help community venues. The previous...

Government will monitor pubco reform

08-Jun-2010 By John Harrington

A Government minster has promised to monitor the progress of pubco reform "closely". Employment minister Ed Davey was responding to a question from...

'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...

Favourite to head Beer Group holds seat

07-May-2010 By James Wilmore

Tory MP Nigel Evans, currently vice chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, has easily held his North West seat in the general election....

Mulholland welcomes action to loosen pubcos' 'grip' on tenants

19-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore

Pub campaigning MP Greg Mulholland says he is "delighted" and claimed the "game is up for unscrupulous pubcos" following John Healey's package of...

Top MPs want beer tie referral 'immediately'

17-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore

Senior MPs from across the political divide - including a government minister - stood united last night in calling for the beer tie issue to be sent...

Mulholland to meet pubs minister

15-Mar-2010 By John Harrington

Pro-pub MP Greg Mulholland is to meet the new pubs minister John Healey to discuss the problems facing the industry. Mulholland, chair of the All...

Pubs minister Healey snubs major industry debate

12-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore

New pubs minister John Healey has snubbed an invitation to appear at a Question Time-style event on the pub trade being held in Parliament next week....

Union chief impressed by pubs minister

26-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore

New pubs minister John Healey has kicked-off a two-week fact finding mission to find out about the issues affecting the trade. Healey met with...

Sutcliffe: beer tie must be addressed

23-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit

The licensing minister tells a Westminster debate that the beer tie is an issue that "needs to be addressed".

MPs to debate future of the pub

19-Feb-2010 By John Harrington

MPs are to debate the problems facing pubs in Parliament next Tuesday (23 February) — it is hoped John Healey will attend.

Grogan and Mulholland back Healey as pubs minister

08-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney

Two pro-pub MPs have given their backing to the appointment of John Healey as the first ever pubs minister. Labour MP and chair of the All Party...

Licensee bids to be Lib Dem MP

06-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney

A Dorset licensee is bidding to become a Lib Dem MP at the next general election. Philip Eades is a Hall and Woodhouse tenant at the Sloop in Poole...

Campaigner invites pubcos to showdown talks

29-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney

Pub tenant rights campaigner Inez Ward is to host a meeting for disgruntled tenants, trade bodies, pubcos and MPs. Ward, who runs the Justice for...

Ministers and MPs mark Proud of Pubs Week

18-Jul-2008

Licensing ministers past and present are among the MPs meeting publicans today as Proud of Pubs Week reaches its peak.Licensees across the country...

MPs rush to ban Cocaine

17-Jul-2008

MPs with a keen interest in the pub trade have rushed to sign Keith Vaz's Early Day Motion (EDM) condemning plans to launch energy drink Cocaine in...

MPs call pubcos to account

03-Jul-2008

Pubcos once again face scrutiny from MPs about how they treat tenants — and whether they have acted on previous recommendations. John Harrington...

Pubco Inquiry II special

26-Jun-2008 By John Harrington & Ewan Turney

All you need to know about the news that pubcos will be scrutinised by MPs on how they treat tenants