§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what provision he is making for staff of those county councils, such as Lancashire county council, whose fuction of licensing of premises of music and dancing is to be transferred to district councils under the provisions of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill.
§ Mr. RaisonNo such provision is necessary. Existing legislation confers licensing powers on either licensing justices or district councils. In the case of Lancashire, the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill does no more than give powers to district councils in Lancashire which the county council is already seeking on their behalf in the current County of Lancashire Bill.