Questions
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many alcohol licences were revoked in each year in England between 1994 and 2010. [HL2171]
Since the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has been collecting alcohol, entertainment and late night refreshment statistics on an annual basis by financial year from licensing authorities in England and Wales.
Under the Licensing Act 2003, premises licences and club premises certificates are not confined to authorising the sale or supply of alcohol; they can also provide regulated entertainment and/or late night refreshment. DCMS does not collate data specifically on alcohol licences.
The following table lists premises licences that were revoked or club premises certificates withdrawn for the financial years 2006 to 2008 following a completed review, in England and Wales.
Financial year No. of premises licences revoked or club premises certificates withdrawn Licensing authorities responding to the question (%) 2006-07 92 85% 2007-08 155 95% 2008-09 154 100%
Prior to the 2003 Act coming into force in 2005, statistics for liquor licensing in England and Wales were published on a triennial basis and contained statistics on liquor licences issued under the Licensing Act 1964.
During this period alcohol licensing statistics were compiled from returns submitted by magistrates’ courts in England and Wales and had a reporting period of 1 July to 30 June. These data were collated by the Home Office up until 2001 and from 2004 the Department for Culture, Media and Sport had responsibility for publishing these data.
The following table lists the number of licences revoked under the 1964 Act between 1995 and 2004.
Year to 1 July to 30 June Total no. of on- and off- premises licences revoked 1995 378 1998 317 2001 183 2004 354
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total income generated from alcohol licence fees in England in each year since the introduction of the Licensing Act 2003. [HL2172]
The information requested is not held centrally by DCMS and fee income is collected by individual local licensing authorities.
The Licensing Act 2003 amalgamated the alcohol, regulated entertainment and late night refreshment licensing regimes and individual licences may cover one or more of these permissions.
Accordingly, licensing authorities are unlikely to record fee income for alcohol licences only.
The department keeps fee levels for individual licensing processes under review and before proposing or implementing any changes a full survey of actual income from licensing fees as a whole would be necessary.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many alcohol-related attendances there were at accident and emergency departments in each primary care trust in England in each year between 1994 and 2010. [HL2173]
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many attendances there were at accident and emergency departments as a result of alcohol-related assault in each primary care trust in England in each year between 1994 and 2010. [HL2174]
The information requested on alcohol-related attendances in accident and emergency departments is not collected centrally.