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Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that pub owners who own three or less public houses with a total annual rental income of less than £100,000 are exempted from any plans to waive public house rentals during the COVID-19 pandemic; what plans they have to support such owners if their tenants are unable to pay rent during the pandemic; and what assessment they have made of whether it is compliant with the Human Rights Act 1998 to impose the suspension of rent without payment being deferred and without offering compensation.  HL3368

Question HL3368: tabled on 23 April 2020 and due for answer by 7 May 2020

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Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that pub owners who own three or less public houses with a total annual rental income of less than £100,000 are exempted from any plans to waive public house rentals during the COVID-19 pandemic; what plans they have to support such owners if their tenants are unable to pay rent during the pandemic; and what assessment they have made of whether it is compliant with the Human Rights Act 1998 to impose the suspension of rent without payment being deferred and without offering compensation.  HL3368
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Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted
Liberal Democrat
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