§ SIR WILFRID LAWSONasked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether Her Majesty's Government contemplate proposing any alteration in the Licensing Laws during the present Session?
MR. GLADSTONEHer Majesty's Government have no intention to propose to the House a measure which may be termed a measure for the alteration of the Licensing Laws; but, as has already been made known, they do intend to introduce a measure at the earliest period in their power with respect to Local Government, and that measure will have certain bearings on the question of licensing. I hope that in the course of a short time—it must depend upon other circumstances when it can be introduced—the measure will be under the view of the hon. Member, and then he will be able to judge how far he considers it an answer to the Question.