Member

Overall, the Government believe that while the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, has been right to pursue this issue, his amendments do not quite do enough to achieve the objective of ensuring that no regulations could ever be used to restrict the use of the pint—for example, banning the sale of pints in pubs. The amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Fox, would prevent such restrictions and better protect the pint we all cherish. For these reasons, in spite of the late manuscript amendment to improve the drafting of the lead amendment in this group, the Government will instead support Amendments 38A and 38B from the noble Lord, Lord Fox, which we will formally debate in the next group.