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Commons · Question 5064 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he is taking steps to introduce the right for tied pubs in England to request a Guest Beer Agreement.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 8 Jun 2026

The Government is currently undertaking a statutory review of the Pubs Code, alongside a Post-Implementation Review, to assess how the Code has operated and its impact since its introduction in 2016.In parallel, we are carefully considering the evidence g...