§ 3. Mr. Holmesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many clubs have been registered each year in London and also in the country generally since the abrogation of Defence Order No. 55C.
§ Major Lloyd-GeorgeThe precise number of clubs registered since Defence Regulation 55C lapsed on 10th December, 1952, is not known. The figures for the years ended 30th June, 1953, and 30th June, 1954, are as follows :
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— New clubs registered Clubs closed Net increase in clubs registered England and Wales 1953 869 424 445 1954 936 522 414 Metropolitan Police District and City of London 1953 219 140 79 1954 221 140 81 registered clubs, of occasional licences granted, of the total convictions for drunkenness and of those for persons under 21 years of age, and of convictions under Section 15 of the Road Traffic Act.
§ Major Lloyd-GeorgeThe following table gives the available information :
The figures for the year ended 30th June, 1955, are not yet available.
The net increase in England and Wales in the year ended 30th June, 1952, when Defence Regulation 55C was in force was 395.