To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many closure notices have been given to premises licence holders for persistently selling alcohol to children since the coming into force of section 23 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. (191310)

I have been asked to reply.

This information is not currently held centrally.

The latest DCMS Statistical Bulletin on Alcohol, Entertainment and Late Night Refreshment, which shows a breakdown of licensing data between April 2006 and March 2007, was published on 8 November 2007. The most recent data therefore covers the period prior to section 23 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 coming into effect in April 2007.