Clause 11 — Rates of alcoholic liquor duty

Part of Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry – in the House of Commons at 9:15 pm on 7 July 2009.

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Photo of Julia Goldsworthy Julia Goldsworthy Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 9:15, 7 July 2009

My hon. Friend is being generous in giving way. Although David Taylor identified a number of other issues that impact on pubs, the reality is that for many pubs, such as the Trengilly Wartha—I spoke to the landlord there just a few weeks ago—the margins are so small that these changes, which appear to be small on the surface, have a big knock-on effect on their economic viability.