§ 27. Mr. A. WILLIAMSasked the Home Secretary how many licences were suppressed with compensation under the Licensing (Consolidation) Act, 1910, during the year 1920; and how many county licensing authorities have decided to impose a compensation levy under that Act for the present year?
§ Mr. SHORTTAs regards the first part of the question, the preparation of the statistics is not complete, but it appears, subject to verification, that 519 licences in England and Wales were extinguished on payment of compensation in the year 1920. The information asked for in the second part of the question is not yet available.
§ Mr. WILLIAMSIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that this Act has practically become a dead letter in many counties at the present time?
§ Mr. SHORTTNo. I should not go so far as that.