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Commons · Question 25048 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

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Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number of tied pub tenants who have been served with a section 25 notice citing Ground G(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 since 1

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Answered by Kate Dearden, 8 Sep 2026

The Pubs Code only applies to pub companies with 500 or more tied pubs in England and Wales. The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) is responsible for regulating those covered by the Code and exists to protect fairness in the tied business relationship. The PCA ...