§ 63. Sir JOHN SPEARasked the Secretary to the Treasury what is the number of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquors that have been closed under the Act of 1904?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThis question should have been addressed to the Home Office, but my right hon. Friend has asked me to reply to it. I can at present only repeat the figures given to the hon. Member for North Fermanagh last December, namely, that in the seven years, 1905 to 1911, 7,318 licensed premises in England and Wales were closed with compensation. The figures for 1912 are now being compiled, but are not yet complete.