Written questions

Beer: Small Businesses

Commons · Question 81985 · Tabled 14 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a guest beer agreement scheme for pubs as part of (a) the Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicator: statutory review and post-implementatio

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 22 Oct 2025

The Government recognises that independent breweries are essential to the diversity and character of our pubs. We're currently assessing the beer market to determine whether there are any structural barriers preventing small brewers from accessing pubs. T...