§ 59. Mr. COWANasked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the action of the Russian Government in prohibiting the sale of alcohol during the continuance of the War; and whether, with a view to minimising the temptations offered to British soldiers by the existing facilities for obtaining drink 201 he will take steps, by legislation or otherwise, to further curtail the hours during which, while the War lasts, licensed houses may open, and to close such as are situated in the vicinity of military camps, on the basis of fair compensation being paid to publicans in respect of the reduction of their average profits during the period of such restriction?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI fear I cannot say more than that the whole of this question is receiving the careful attention of His Majesty's Government.