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<p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has taken an even
handed approach to speaking with stakeholders from all sides of the debate in developing
our proposals for statutory intervention in the pubs sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>In 2013, BIS Ministers met the following organisations:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Minister</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22
January</p></td><td><p>Ministerial Roundtable with licensee groups including:</p><p>
</p><p>British Institute of Innkeeping; GMB Union; Federation of Licensed Victuallers
Associations; Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers; Brighton & Hove Licensees
Association; Campaign for Real Ale; Fair Pint Campaign; Independent Pub Confederation;
Federation of Small Businesses; Guild of Master Victuallers.</p></td><td><p>Jo Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28
January</p></td><td><p>Ministerial Roundtable including:</p><p> </p><p>British Beer
and Pub Association; Punch Taverns; Star Pubs and Bars.</p></td><td><p>Jo Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7
February</p></td><td><p>Ministerial Roundtable including:</p><p> </p><p>Greene King;
Shepherd Neame; Everards Brewery; Admiral Taverns; Hook Norton Brewery; Independent
Family Brewers of Britain.</p></td><td><p>Jo Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21 February</p></td><td><p>Meeting
with the Scottish Licensed Trade Association.</p></td><td><p>Jo Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27
February</p></td><td><p>Meeting with Enterprise Inns</p></td><td><p>Michael Fallon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10
June</p></td><td><p>Ministerial Roundtable including:</p><p> </p><p>Everards Brewery;
Fuller Smith & Turner; Admiral Taverns; Hook Norton; McMullen & Sons; Shepherd
Neame; Wadworth & Co; Trust Inns; Greene King; Titanic Brewery; Westerham Ales;
Society of Independent Brewers.</p></td><td><p>Jo Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12
June</p></td><td><p>Ministerial Roundtable including:</p><p> </p><p>British Beer and
Pub Association; Enterprise Inns; Marston's; Mitchells & Butlers; Punch Taverns;
Spirit Pub Company; Star Pubs and Bars; Wellington Pub Company.</p></td><td><p>Jo
Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 July</p></td><td><p>Meeting with Greg Mulholland
MP and the Independent Pub Confederation.</p></td><td><p>Jo Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30
September</p></td><td><p>Meeting with the British Beer and Pub Association.</p></td><td><p>Vince
Cable</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29 October</p></td><td><p>Meeting with the Federation
of Small Businesses (pubs were discussed as part of a wider meeting).</p></td><td><p>Vince
Cable</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2014,
BIS Ministers met the following organisations:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Minister</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30
January</p></td><td><p>Meeting with the Federation of Small Businesses.</p></td><td><p>Vince
Cable</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 February</p></td><td><p>Meeting with Sir Peter Luff
MP and Admiral Taverns; Hook Norton Brewery.</p></td><td><p>Jenny Willott</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17
March</p></td><td><p>Meeting with Greene King.</p></td><td><p>Jenny Willott</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24
March</p></td><td><p>Meeting with representatives of the British Beer and Pub Association;
Punch Taverns; Shepherd Neame.</p></td><td><p>Jenny Willott</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31
March</p></td><td><p>Meeting with the Campaign for Real Ale.</p></td><td><p>Jenny
Willott</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25 April</p></td><td><p>Meeting with S A Brains.</p></td><td><p>Jenny
Willott</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to meetings
with organisations, Ministers met with a number of tied tenants. Officials also met
with stakeholders before, during and after the consultation process to discuss our
proposals to establish a Statutory Code and an independent Adjudicator.</p><p> </p><p>
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