Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat), on Monday, 30 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 22 members in total.

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PUB TENANTS

That this House notes the sale of 1,700 tenanted Whitbread pubs to Morgan Grenfell Private Equity; notes that this will mean an uncertain future for the existing pub tenants; further notes the personal and financial investment that Whitbread pub tenants have made over many years to build up their businesses; deeply regrets the decision by both Whitbread and Morgan Grenfell to refuse individual tenants the right to buy the freehold of their pubs; supports the campaign by Gary McClure and other pub tenants for the right to buy the freehold of their own pubs; and calls upon the Government to consider granting pub tenants and lessees a statutory right to buy, particularly when the pub freehold ownership changes.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

614 

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Public houses Tenancy agreements

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk