Public Places: Licensing

Tony Baldry
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many local authorities have signed up to the new register for licensed public spaces; and how many have done so since March 2007.

Mr. Woodward
At the launch of the Register of Licensed Public Spaces in England and Wales on 15 January 2007, 106 local authorities signed up. Since then, a further 54 local authorities have provided information to be included on the register, 11 of these since March 2007.