§ 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.