Clause 9 — Rates of alcoholic liquor duties

Part of Business of the House – in the House of Commons at 8:30 pm on 7 April 2010.

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Photo of Lembit Öpik Lembit Öpik Liberal Democrat, Montgomeryshire 8:30, 7 April 2010

The Minister will no doubt be aware that the cause of the closure of many pubs is not necessarily taxation, but the behaviour of the pubcos. One thing that his Government could do to reassure the pubs-