COMMUNITY PUBS

Early day motion 599, tabled 21 October 2013 by Charlotte Leslie (Conservative). Signed by 69 members.

That this House supports community pubs; notes that 80 per cent of pubs are small businesses; further notes that business rates form a significant part of a pub's fixed costs; and calls on the Government to support the British Beer and Pub Association and CAMRA's Better Rates for Pubs campaign to extend small business rate relief for pubs beyond April 2014, promote take-up of rural rate relief for pubs and review the revaluation process for pub business rates to ensure that the valuation accurately reflects the pub's actual turnover.

Signatures by party: Labour 33, Conservative 18, Liberal Democrat 13, Plaid Cymru 2, Alliance 1, Green 1, Independent 1.