Under-age Drinking

HC Deb 27 November 1987 vol 123 c366W

Mr. Allan Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions there were in 1986 for under-age drinking.

Mr. John Patten

The information available centrally which may be incomplete, shows 949 defendants proceeded against in 1986 for offences under section 169(2) of the Licensing Act 1964.