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Public Houses: Codes of Practice

Commons · Question 25051 · 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, if he will ask the Pubs Code Adjudicator to collect and publish data on the number of tied pub tenants who have served a section 26 notice and (a) secured a Market Rent Only agreem

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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 ...