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754277

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Pubs Code Adjudicator
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many people covered by the responsibility of the Pubs Code Adjudicator were clients of that Adjudicator prior to that Adjudicator taking up his current appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The details of individual arbitrations are confidential. The Pubs Code Adjudicator does not share these details with the Department and it would not be lawful for him to do so.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Pubs Code Adjudicator has set out their conflicts of interest policy which is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 6250 question first answered 07/09/2017 13:48:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

754269

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Pubs Code Adjudicator
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many former clients of the Pubs Code Adjudicator are the responsibility of the Adjudicator for regulation.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The details of individual arbitrations are confidential. The Pubs Code Adjudicator does not share these details with the Department and it would not be lawful for him to do so.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Pubs Code Adjudicator has set out their conflicts of interest policy which is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 6335 question first answered 07/09/2017 13:48:32 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

754268

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Public Houses: Codes of Practice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many breaches of the Pubs Code have been reported to him by the Pubs Code Adjudicator since that code was enacted.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) is not obliged to report breaches of the Pubs Code to my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State, but he is required to report if pub owning businesses are engaging in unfair business practices. The PCA has not reported any such practices to the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p>The PCA is also required to publish an annual report which sets out the number of arbitrations and investigations conducted by the Adjudicator and the number of awards made. The annual report for 2016/17 is available on the GOV.UK website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/09/2017 13:51:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

754271

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Public Houses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the cost of each deed of variation that pub-owning companies have offered to pub tenants since the Pubs Code was enacted.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 6244 question first answered 07/09/2017 13:43:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

754270

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Public Houses: Codes of Practice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Pubs Code in meeting the objectives that have been set for it.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Pubs Code is an important piece of legislation that is helping pub tenants get a fairer deal. From the first year data released by the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) it is encouraging to see people are aware of, and beginning to exercise their rights under the Code and are contacting the PCA Enquiry Line for more information.</p><p> </p><p>In the first 12 months since the Pubs Code became law the PCA has accepted 156 cases for arbitration and made awards in 48 cases. The PCA Enquiry Line has received more than 550 enquiries over the past year.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/09/2017 13:45:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

754278

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Pubs Code Adjudicator: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the average length of time is for the Pubs Code Adjudicator to complete an adjudication case; and what has been the (a) longest and (b) shortest time taken by the Pubs Code Adjudicator to complete such a case.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>As of 26 July 2017, the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) has accepted 156 referrals for arbitration and has made awards in 48 cases. Further information is available on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p>The PCA’s annual report sets out the time taken to complete the arbitration process. As of 31 March 2017, the PCA had 130 cases under consideration. Of these cases: 17 had been in the process for less than 1 month; 22 for between 1 and 3 months; 79 for between 3 and 6 months; and 12 cases for longer than 6 months. The annual report for 2016/17 is available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 6245 question first answered 07/09/2017 13:40:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

754273

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Pubs Code Adjudicator
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many cases of adjudication the Pubs Code Adjudicator has considered since July.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>As of 26 July 2017, the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) has accepted 156 referrals for arbitration and has made awards in 48 cases. Further information is available on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p>The PCA’s annual report sets out the time taken to complete the arbitration process. As of 31 March 2017, the PCA had 130 cases under consideration. Of these cases: 17 had been in the process for less than 1 month; 22 for between 1 and 3 months; 79 for between 3 and 6 months; and 12 cases for longer than 6 months. The annual report for 2016/17 is available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 6246 question first answered 07/09/2017 13:40:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

754272

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Public Houses: Rents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on how many market rent only agreements have been offered by pub owning companies to pub tenants as a result of the outcome of an adjudication by the Pubs Code Adjudicator since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 6248 question first answered 07/09/2017 13:43:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

754275

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Public Houses and Pubs Advisory Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent meetings he has had with representatives of (a) pub tenants and (b) the Pubs Advisory Service.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Officials have regularly engaged and held meetings with representatives of pub tenants and the Pubs Advisory Service since the Pubs Code came into force.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/09/2017 13:34:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

754267

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Pubs Code Adjudicator: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Pubs Code Adjudicator.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	6242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The office of the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) is up and running. Tenants are raising issues and queries with the PCA and referring cases to him under the Code.</p><p> </p><p>The PCA recently published data following the first year of operation. As of 26 July 2017, the PCA has accepted 156 referrals for arbitration and has made awards in 48 cases. Further information is available on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State is appointing a Deputy Pubs Code Adjudicator due to the large number of pub tenants and companies engaging with the Pubs Code.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/09/2017 13:54:06 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson