Written Question·Home Office·UIN 75190

Hospitality Industry: Alcoholic Drinks

Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 12 September 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow all licensed pubs and restaurants to provide (a) off-sales and (b) take-away pints.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Government recognises the important role that pubs and restaurants play in local communities and the wider economy. The temporary easement introduced during the pandemic, which allowed on-trade premises to provide off-sales without a variation, expire...
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