Paul Waterson, Scottish Licensed Trade Association By Scott Wright PUB trade campaigners have accused Tory MSPs of trying to wreck legislation which would give tenants greater rights in their dealings with powerful landlords. The Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill, proposed by Labour MSP Neil Bibby, will be debated by MSPs on the Economy, Energy, and Fair Work Committee at Holyrood this week. The Bill proposes to introduce a statutory code of conduct to govern the relationship between tenants and landlords, and “market-rent-only” lease deals, allowing tenants to pay the market rate to rent pubs without having to buy beer from landlords. The latter would end the beer tie.