Daisy Cooper

Daisy Cooper

Liberal Democrat — St Albans

Speaking in the House of Commons on 13 January 2026

Debate

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Contribution

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Pubs are irreplaceable, and when a pub goes a community falls apart. Pubs are vital as part of the social fabric: they are the glue that holds our communities together, and we must protect them. We tabled new clause 9 because we want the Government to look at and “report on the cumulative impact on the hospitality sector of alcohol duty measures” alongside all the other “wider fiscal changes”, including the higher national insurance contributions and the business rates changes. This really matters.

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