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Public Houses: Codes of Practice

Commons · Question 57930 · Tabled 5 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2025

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Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a guest beer provision as part of the third statutory review and post-implementation review of the Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicat

Answer

Answered by Justin Madders, 12 Jun 2025

The Pubs Code (the Code) applies to large pub-owning businesses with 500 or more tied pubs in England and Wales, covering around 8,000 pubs. The statutory review will consider the operation of the Code and performance of the Pubs Code Adjudicator over the...