That this House expresses its gratitude to Mr Raoul de Vaux OBE, landlord of the Red Lion public house in Whitehall, for his 14 years of loyal and dedicated service to honourable Members and House of Commons staff; wishes him a long and happy retirement; welcomes his wife, Jane de Vaux, as his replacement; is appalled that employers Spirit Group intend to pay her ??4,000 a year less than her husband although she will be doing to same job; and urges Spirit Group to end this blatant example of sex discrimination by paying Mrs de Vaux the appropriate rate for the job.

That this House expresses its gratitude to Mr Raoul de Vaux OBE, landlord of the Red Lion public house in Whitehall, for his 14 years of loyal and dedicated service to honourable Members and House of Commons staff; wishes him a long and happy retirement; welcomes his wife, Jane de...

That this House notes how successful the local Pub Watch scheme has been in curbing hooliganism in licensed premises where it operates; congratulates the local authorities and police who have been associated with it; and supports the efforts of Raoul de Faux, landlord of the Red Lion in Whitehall, to turn this excellent scheme into a national one.

That this House notes how successful the local Pub Watch scheme has been in curbing hooliganism in licensed premises where it operates; congratulates the local authorities and police who have been associated with it; and supports the efforts of Raoul de Faux, landlord of the Red Lion in Whitehall, to...

That this House expresses concern over the constant blatant profiteering by Allied Domecq, owners of The Red Lion, Parliament Street; notes that beer prices have been raised three times since January, massively in excess of the rate of inflation, at a time when beer tax and VAT has remained constant as have wages and conditions applied to staff in The Red Lion who take the brunt of complaints from customers over the price rises; recognises that this recent price rise comes at a time when the Parliamentary Beer Club is pressing Her Majesty's Government to lower beer tax and act against smuggled cheap imported beer in support of the brewing industry; believes that constant profiteering by the industry will encourage more smuggling of cheap French beer to be bought by the long suffering pub customer; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to question the action of Allied Domecq and other greedy brewers who continue to exploit their customers whilst complaining to honourable Members about the precarious position of their industry.

That this House expresses concern over the constant blatant profiteering by Allied Domecq, owners of The Red Lion, Parliament Street; notes that beer prices have been raised three times since January, massively in excess of the rate of inflation, at a time when beer tax and VAT has remained constant...

That this House regrets the Red Lion's decision to refuse to accept Scottish bank notes which are legal tender; and calls upon all honourable Members not to frequent the Red Lion until this practice ceases.

That this House regrets the Red Lion's decision to refuse to accept Scottish bank notes which are legal tender; and calls upon all honourable Members not to frequent the Red Lion until this practice ceases.