FIRST ANNUAL NATIONAL PUB WEEK CAMPAIGN

That this House supports the first National Pub Week, to be held on 31 October to 7 November 2009 as a great way to celebrate the great British pub; hopes that pubs and publicans will take up the opportunity to celebrate this week and to promote their pubs; welcomes National Pub Week as a chance to boost the number of people visiting pubs; calls on pub companies, breweries and publicans to support the campaign; praises Marstons for supporting National Pub Week by organising a range of activities on its estate, including awarding prizes for inventive initiatives for building businesses; hopes that other companies and individuals will support National Pub Week; and reaffirms its support for the pub industry and the great British pub during the current economic downturn.