Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Greg Mulholland Excerpts
Thursday 13th October 2011

(12 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Sir George Young
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If there is any evidence that anything illegal has taken place, the hon. Gentleman should notify the police.

Greg Mulholland Portrait Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD)
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The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has now published its report into pub companies, which shows that self-regulation has failed and that the Government must now legislate. The Government have said they will do that, so may we have a statement in the House from the responsible Minister, instead of just the normal response to the Select Committee report?

Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Sir George Young
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I commend the hon. Gentleman for his work in promoting the interests of those who run pubs and who often face onerous Pubco terms. I am aware of the report the hon. Gentleman mentions, which basically says that the voluntary agreement has not worked. I cannot anticipate when the Government will respond to that, but I will inform the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills of the hon. Gentleman’s appetite for an early announcement.