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Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 23 February 2010, in the House of Commons, led by Nigel Evans. The answering member was Gerry Sutcliffe.

British Pubs

Westminster hall adjournment debate on British pubs.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
506 c26-51WH 
Session
2009-10
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions
Nigel Evans | 506 c26-7WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to introduce this debate, Mr. Gale. I declare my interest as vice-chairman of the a...
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Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c49WH (Link to this contribution) He answers to the Prime Minister, as all Ministers do. I think that the hon. Gentleman was at the ev...
Tobias Ellwood | 506 c49WH (Link to this contribution) I said that there needs to be co-ordination.
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c49WH (Link to this contribution) Well, I apologise if the hon. Gentleman did not, but he tried to indicate that it should not be the ...
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c49-50WH (Link to this contribution) To return to the point that this is a general election issue, I am highly in favour of that. It is r...
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c50WH (Link to this contribution) I will give way briefly to the hon. Member for Ribble Valley.
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c50WH (Link to this contribution) I will deal with that question. I just thought that it was interesting that the Opposition did not d...
Nigel Evans | 506 c50WH (Link to this contribution) The Minister is in power. He can say something about taxation. What is he going to do?
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c50WH (Link to this contribution) We will look with interest at the budgets and the Opposition parties' responses to what the Chancell...
Tobias Ellwood | 506 c50WH (Link to this contribution) I echo my hon. Friend's point. The Minister is under scrutiny, not us. When the election is called, ...
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c51WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his experience. We will have those discussions. I understand tha...
David Hamilton | 506 c50WH (Link to this contribution) It is a hot debate in Scotland at present. I realise that we have only a few minutes to go, but sure...
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c50WH (Link to this contribution) Price is an issue. We have been considering a variety of the issues. The Department of Health is con...
Speaker | 506 c51WH (Link to this contribution) Order. We must move on to the next debate.
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c51WH (Link to this contribution) Indeed, but the overwhelming majority voted for the ban. Sky TV is important, particularly to me in...
Andrew Pelling | 506 c40-1WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure, Mr. Gale, to serve under your chairmanship again this morning. It is interesting t...
John Grogan | 506 c39WH (Link to this contribution) Those words give me great encouragement from the only other Bradford City supporter in the House—as ...
Andrew Pelling | 506 c41WH (Link to this contribution) That obviously has an impact; but it has an impact also on those public houses used by families. The...
David Hamilton | 506 c41WH (Link to this contribution) May I make the point about the smoking ban? Most Members will be aware that it started in Scotland l...
Greg Mulholland | 506 c43WH (Link to this contribution) If we are serious about the matter, we need to value that contribution. I have to say that I do not ...
Andrew Pelling | 506 c41-2WH (Link to this contribution) It is a great privilege to give way to the hon. Gentleman. I do not know how the House will be able ...
Nicholas Winterton | 506 c41WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is an independent Member and has spoken forcibly in many debates. Would he not de...
David Hamilton | 506 c43WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman will realise from my comments that I am more of a club drinker than a pub drinker...
Greg Mulholland | 506 c42-3WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. ...
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c48-9WH (Link to this contribution) It is a great pleasure to respond to this excellent debate and to serve under your chairmanship, Mis...
Tobias Ellwood | 506 c44-8WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to work under your leadership, Miss Begg, and it is also a pleasure to participate ...
Greg Mulholland | 506 c44WH (Link to this contribution) That is an interesting point. One of the problems with this debate is that that argument comes out. ...
Nicholas Winterton | 506 c43WH (Link to this contribution) I will be very quick. Does the hon. Gentleman, whom I respect for what he is doing on the issue of p...
Greg Mulholland | 506 c43WH (Link to this contribution) I will not, unless it is very brief, because I am running out of time.
Tobias Ellwood | 506 c49WH (Link to this contribution) It is an important point on the new appointment. To whom does the pubs Minister answer, when will he...
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c49WH (Link to this contribution) Very quickly, as I need to respond to other issues.
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c49WH (Link to this contribution) I accept what the hon. Gentleman says. I know that he will continue to work with the various bodies ...
Greg Mulholland | 506 c49WH (Link to this contribution) Some big pub companies say that bad tenants are the only problem. I bring the Minister's attention t...
David Hamilton | 506 c31WH (Link to this contribution) The Government have the opportunity to separate draft beer tariffs from those of normal beer where c...
Nigel Evans | 506 c31-2WH (Link to this contribution) I could not agree more; I am 100 per cent. with the hon. Gentleman. What he describes needs to be do...
Greg Knight | 506 c30WH (Link to this contribution) There is another issue that my hon. Friend has not yet mentioned but which has been devastating for ...
Nigel Evans | 506 c30-1WH (Link to this contribution) One imaginative pub thought that if it changed itself into an embassy, it might get away with it. Sa...
David Drew | 506 c33-4WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome that and I welcome the appointment of my right hon. Friend the Minister for Housing in tha...
Anne Main | 506 c34-5WH (Link to this contribution) It is nice to be under your chairmanship, Mr. Gale. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rib...
David Drew | 506 c32-3WH (Link to this contribution) I am delighted to take part in the debate, albeit briefly, with so many knowledgeable hon. Members p...
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c33WH (Link to this contribution) Perhaps this is an appropriate time to mention the task of my right hon. Friend the Minister for Hou...
Tobias Ellwood | 506 c29WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a powerful argument. Does he agree that the change in VAT was unhelpful, given ...
Nigel Evans | 506 c29-30WH (Link to this contribution) Some publicans did not even bother putting the price up. They took the hit, for the reason mentioned...
Anne Main | 506 c36-7WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I do not watch those particular soap operas, but I am fully ...
Nicholas Winterton | 506 c37WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is speaking from the heart, and we agree with her. I am a lifelong supporter of CAMRA...
Anne Main | 506 c37WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a valid point. The publicans in my constituency whom I talk to are fully aware ...
John Grogan | 506 c37-8WH (Link to this contribution) The fact that my brief speech follows those of two self-proclaimed non-beer drinkers, who spoke with...
Nigel Evans | 506 c38WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman's powerful speech. I read his last column in the Morning Advert...
John Grogan | 506 c38-9WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point, which perhaps should bring me on to saying a word about ...
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c39WH (Link to this contribution) I am delighted that my hon. Friend has given way on this issue of skills with prizes. It has come to...
Nigel Evans | 506 c35WH (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend agree that organisations such as Pubwatch do a tremendous job in ensuring that s...
Anne Main | 506 c35-6WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is absolutely right. By and large, our pubs in St. Albans co-operate enormously with ...
David Hamilton | 506 c36WH (Link to this contribution) I just want to make an observation. We have The Woolpack in "Emmerdale", The Rovers Return in "Coron...
Nigel Evans | 506 c28WH (Link to this contribution) The regulars with whom I drink would certainly not stand for any short measures. If the head on a pi...
Andrew Pelling | 506 c28WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate. Will he comment on something th...
Nigel Evans | 506 c28WH (Link to this contribution) The best antidote to such comments, which is a generalisation, is that in some cases, the pubco or b...
Greg Mulholland | 506 c28WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate and on his excellent speech. Does he think ...
Nigel Evans | 506 c27-8WH (Link to this contribution) Absolutely. I agree with my right hon. Friend that such clubs are very much at the heart of communit...
Gerry Sutcliffe | 506 c28WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman comment on what has happened to CAMRA's complaint to the Office of Fair Trad...
Nigel Evans | 506 c28WH (Link to this contribution) I am delighted, but we need action. The matter needs to be considered urgently, and I look forward t...
Anne Main | 506 c28WH (Link to this contribution) It is no secret that CAMRA has its headquarters in St. Albans. I met, as I am sure did many other ho...
Greg Knight | 506 c27WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is making a powerful case. Does he agree that his arguments in favour of the British ...
Nigel Evans | 506 c29WH (Link to this contribution) That is an issue of muscle in the purchasing of beer, and it also involves supermarkets that are abl...
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks Beer Sky Public houses Prices Retail trade Smoking
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