Statutory Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicator

Debate between Greg Mulholland and Oliver Letwin

Thursday 26th January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Sir Oliver Letwin (West Dorset) (Con)]

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is no surprise that the pubcos are doing their utmost to thwart the market rent only provisions—that is to be expected—but it is a surprise that the adjudicator appears to have conceived of his position as being that of a kind of private arbitrator and not what we in this House set him up as—a judge who enforces the law?

[Greg Mulholland]

I warmly welcome the right hon. Gentleman and thank him for his intervention. He has looked at this issue with great thoroughness and intellect, and he is absolutely correct in his assessment.