§ MR. WEDGWOODI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he can give the number of houses closed in Newcastle-under-Lyme under the Licensing Act of 1904; what was the sum paid in compensation; what proportion of the compensation was paid to the tenants; and whether there is any record of any compensation paid to the workmen or servants who lost situations through the closing of houses.
§ MR. GLADSTONEThe volumes of Licensing Statistics show that twelve licensed premises in Newcastle-under-Lyme have been closed under the compensation provisions of the Licensing Act, 1904. A total sum of £4,045 was paid in compensation, of which £255, or rather more than six per cent., went to the licence-holders. I have no information on the last point in the Question. Compensation under the Act is limited to persons (including the licence holder) interested in the premises.