28/02/2012. Sign of the times - another pub succumbs to the recession - the letter W on the dilapidated sign on The Prince of Wales in Buxton, Derby
28/02/2012. Sign of the times - another pub succumbs to the recession - the letter W on the dilapidated sign on The Prince of Wales in Buxton, Derbyshire, has fallen off. The sign has become a mocking comment on the pub industry on the day that Toby Perkins MP, Labour's Shadow Minister for Small Business, said that the Government is betraying British pubs by refusing to launch a review into how landlords are being squeezed out of business. Parliament voted unanimously last month to launch a review of the self-regulatory regime of pub companies and look at bringing in guidelines to protect tenant landlords But, in answer to a Parliamentary Question from Mr Perkins, Norman Lamb MP, the Minister responsible for pubs regulation revealed he would be ignoring the vote. Mr Lamb said: "It would not be appropriate, at this stage, to commission an independent review." In the debate last month, MPs from all sides of the House of Commons criticised the imbalance in the relationship between pub companies and the tenants which has led to a large number of pubs closing. All Right Reserved - F Stop Press. Tel: +44 (0)1335 Image. Fees charged will reflect previously agreed terms or space rates for individual publications, states or country.
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