§ MR. HORNER (Lambeth, N.)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, having regard to the action of magistrates in refusing to renew licences of licensed victuallers where no complaint has been adduced against their mode of conducting their businesses, and, in view of the declarations of magistrates of their intention of suppressing licences in the future, he can now state whether he will introduce legislation to compensate such licence holders for the loss of their licences; and, if so, when.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI am afraid I have nothing to add to the statement I made in public recently. Certainly I can make no announcement at the present moment.
§ MR. HORNERWill the right hon. Gentleman give facilities for the Bill of the hon. Member for York.
§ No reply was returned.