WREXHAM LAGER

Early day motion 418, tabled 14 November 2001 by Martyn Jones (Labour). Signed by 73 members.

That this House deplores the actions of Carlsberg-Tetley since it closed the Wrexham Lager Beer Company brewery in April 2000; condemns the procrastination and obfuscation on the part of Carlsberg-Tetley in 18 months of negotiations with the Wrexham Lager Phoenix Project's ambition to save the Wrexham Lager brand from extinction; notes the considerable strength of public support and pride in the Wrexham area towards its 118 year lager brewing heritage; notes the unwillingness of Carlsberg-Tetley to co-operate reasonably in saving Wrexham Lager; calls upon the Chairman of the Catering Committee of this House to withdraw Carlsberg lager, Tetley beer and all other beers brewed by Carlsberg-Tetley from sale in all bars in this House; urges honourable Members to support the boycott campaign of Carlsberg-Tetley in their own constituencies; invites all UK publicans where contractually possible, to support the boycott by refusing to stock Carlsberg-Tetley lagers and beers; and demands Carlsberg-Tetley enter into immediate, genuine and meaningful negotiations with the Wrexham Lager Phoenix Project and Wrexham County Borough Council over the use of the listed brewery building to house a small-scale heritage brewery which would maintain the 118 year old tradition of lager brewing which is presently being destroyed by Carlsberg-Tetley.

Signatures by party: Labour 63, Labour/Co-operative 4, Plaid Cymru 4, Liberal Democrat 2.