Tessa Jowell

Trade faces battle over Gaming Bill

20-Nov-2003

The publication of the new Gaming Bill has triggered a battle by the trade to make sure pubs gain from the legislation. A survey conducted for...

Negative' Jowell view sparks trade protest

21-Aug-2003

by Tony Halstead Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has prompted a storm of protest from trade groups following controversial comments about the state of...

Jowell unmasks nanny state spectre

21-Aug-2003

The cat is out of the bag. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has provided an illuminating account of what she believes licensing reform truly means. Her...

Licensing Bill passed ­ but there'll be a wait

17-Jul-2003

by Claire Hu New licensing laws offering flexible pub opening hours are unlikely to come into force until January 2005 ­ despite being passed in...

The second reading of the Licensing Bill

08-Apr-2003

Further details on issues raised from the Licensing Billby David Clifton of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson...

HOWELLS AND JOWELL AT ODDS

03-Apr-2003

by Mike Bennett The Government stands accused this week of creating "absolute confusion" over the role saturation will play as the Licensing Bill...

MPs have their say

03-Apr-2003

The issues of excessive drinking and anti-social behaviour were a major thread running through last week's second reading of the Licensing Bill....

New PLAN FOR KIDS IN PUBS

27-Mar-2003

by Claire Hu The Government has set itself on a collision course with the majority of licensees by producing fresh plans that will allow unsupervised...

First draft of the Licensing Bill guidance examined

26-Feb-2003

by David Clifton of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson WilsonThe government has now issued the first draft of...

Trade voices concern over Licensing Bill guidance

20-Feb-2003

Hopes that the national guidance issued for the new Licensing Bill would clear up concerns about local authority control were dashed this week. The...

Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Spor

30-Jan-2003

The most interesting thing I have done in Parliament was to sit on a joint committee of the House of Commons and House of Lords under Lord Puttnam,...

Jowell takes to the flaw on reform

16-Jan-2003

Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has been putting pen to paper recently on the subject of licensing reform. But she should have someone check her text...

Licensing Bill concerns

02-Dec-2002

by David Clifton of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson WilsonThe dust is beginning to settle following the...

Divided you fall, warns Jowell

28-Nov-2002

by Mike Bennett Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has issued a dramatic "unite or die" rallying call to the industry in her first major speech since the...

Council control under spotlight

28-Nov-2002

The way local authorities handle their new licensing powers formed a central plank of the day-long BISL conference. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell...

Martin urges hosts to fight reform plan

03-Oct-2002

Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin is to write again to 40,000 licensees urging them to tell Government its licensing plans are flawed. He will send out...

Labour MPs clash on licensing reform debate

12-Sep-2002

The government is refusing to budge on plans to move licensing to local authority control, despite signs of unrest among its own backbench MPs.Labour...

Restaurant industry speaks out on licensing

16-Jul-2002

As discussion on late-night licensing continues, the restaurant industry has added its voice to the debate.Chris Bodker of Moving Image Restaurants...

Howells outlines licensing reform plans

25-Jun-2002

Licensing minister Dr Kim Howells has outlined his plans for licensing reform in a letter to the industry.The letter addresses key points of concern...

Pubs to be hit with cost of reform for 24-hour licensing

20-Jun-2002

The pub trade has been told it should foot the bill for extra policing, transport and street-cleaning if it wants a 24-hour licensing regime.Speaking...

Reform campaigners put pen to paper

30-May-2002

Campaigners hoping to derail the current licensing reform proposals are to write to 40,000 publicans across the country asking for their support.The...

New website targets later hours with online petition

10-May-2002

The British public is being given the chance to have its say on whether pubs should be allowed to open later.A new website, launched earlier this...

Neame leads campaign to axe licensing reform plans

09-May-2002

Licensees, pub companies and brewers are being urged to get behind a campaign to scrap the government's licensing reform plans.Stuart Neame...

Jowell talks up licensing reform at ALMR conference

26-Apr-2002

Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has given the strongest indication yet that licensing reform will be taken forward in this year's Queen's...

Isle of Man: Extended hours legislation brings drop in crime

03-Aug-2001

Extending licensing hours in the UK could lead to a dramatic fall in alcohol-related crime, according to police on the Isle of Man.Arrests on the...

Licensing to shift from Home Office to culture ministry

12-Jun-2001

Licensing control is to shift from the Home Office to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) under new Labour plans.The move came as a...