Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins has joined calls for further support for pubs and the hospitality sector in 2022.

The MP for Chesterfield and former Chair of the APPG for Pubs has reiterated his support for the campaign to further reform beer duties for licenced premises and further pledges of relief from the government if any further restrictions or limits on their operation are instigated.

Toby has previously raised issues on behalf of the hospitality sector including on the issue of the 10pm curfew, the lack of support over the festive period with the rise in covid cases, the unfairness of Business rates on pubs and the issue of the pubs code and its operation for publicans.

Toby said “The pandemic has caused a large amount of damage to our hospitality industry. Pubs, hotels, and brewers are amongst the businesses that have suffered most from the lack of customers. It is important that the Government take action to support pubs and breweries as many of these small businesses are the backbone of our economy.

Whether it be the 10pm curfew being placed on pubs or pubs having to operate at reduced capacity, the industry has faced immense challenges during the pandemic.”

In total it is estimated that over 450,000 people are employed in UK pubs and bars and most of us instinctively knows the value of pubs as community assets. Each pub employs on average ten people, often young people or women who are particularly struggling in the current jobs market.

When a single pub closes, its community loses a focal point for engagement and the local economy loses £80,000 a year of value.”

Toby Perkins MP
Toby Perkins MP
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