To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which local authorities have designated zones where street drinking is banned. (246423)

The Home Office has been informed that 244 local authorities in England and Wales have introduced at least one designated public place order (DPPO) with 654 DPPOs being implemented overall.

A full list of the councils which have implemented the orders can be accessed at the following internet link:

http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/alcoholorders/alcoholorders09.htm.