HC Deb 06 March 1906 vol 153 c274
MR. CHARLES ROBERTS (Lincoln)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he can now, state or include in his forthcoming volume of licensing statistics a statement showing the number of new on-licences for the sale of intoxicating liquors, distinguishing ale-house licences, beer on-licences, and beer and wine on-licences, respectively, granted and confirmed in the years ending 5th April, 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906.

(Answered by Mr. Secretary Gladstone.) The number of new on-licences granted in 1905 will be shown in detail in the volume in question. This volume is intended to deal with the figures for 1905, and I do not think that it would be advisable at this stage to delay and complicate it by introducing figures which have not been collected for this purpose.