Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when he expects the Competition and Marketing Authority Report on the Pubs Code to be published.

The UK Government published the third statutory review of the Pubs Code and the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) covering 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2025 on 14 September 2026.

The review concluded that the Pubs Code is operating consistently with its two core statutory principles: fair and lawful dealing by large pub-owning businesses (POBs), and ensuring tied tenants are not worse off than if they were free of their tie.

The review is a statutory obligation of the Pubs Code and completed every 3 years by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade.