#NoPubNoRent

That the Parliament notes the #NoPubNoRent campaign launched by the British Pub Confederation; understands that measures requiring pubs to close for a temporary period are necessary to limit the spread of the coronavirus; commends publicans for overwhelming levels of co-operation with the authorities at this challenging time for their industry; believes that the economic impact of coronavirus is likely to be severe and that closures will result in a substantial loss of income to pubs, including tied-pubs; welcomes economic intervention to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus, including the impact on tied-pub tenants, and considers that further intervention may be required; understands that a number of large pub-owning businesses continue to charge tied-pub tenants commercial rent while pubs are closed due to the coronavirus; regards the practice of charging rent to tied-pub tenants during a "lockdown" to be unjust, and therefore considers that large pub-owning companies should not charge or collect commercial rent from tied-pub tenants at least until such as a time as pubs may reopen.