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CAMRA takes full pint petition to PM

Published:  17 October, 2008

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has visited 10 Downing Street to hand in a petition calling for an end to short beer measures in pubs and other licensed premises.

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has visited 10 Downing Street to hand in a petition calling for an end to short beer measures in pubs and other licensed premises.

The petition, which 23,361 people signed, was first launched last year, after CAMRA commissioned research which showed that one in four pints are poured short by over 5%.

CAMRA claims that short beer measures cost consumers £481 million a year. It says that 81% of all adults would support new legislation to ensure pub goers are served a full pint every time.

Speaking at the Downing Street petition handover, Mike Benner, CAMRA's chief executive, said: "We urge the Prime Minister to take notice of the 23,361 people who have signed this petition calling for an end to short beer measures.

"It is unlawful for consumers to be short measured when buying petrol and it should be unlawful for consumers to be short measured when buying a pint of beer. The Prime Minister has a responsibility to stick to his party's promise that under Labour, drinkers will get what they pay for.

"The Government takes over 80 pence in tax for every pint sold in a pub. It is about time that instead of simply taking money from the pockets of the pub-going public the Government gives something back by ensuring that consumers are served with a full pint and not 90% or 95% of a pint."

CAMRA has been collecting the petition signatures at CAMRA beer festivals and through an online campaign site over the past 18 months.

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