§ Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many representations he has received calling for the Sunday opening of off-sales licensed premises; and if he will list the organisations making these representations.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Scottish Home and Health Department has received 50 representations from organisations and from individuals in favour of allowing off-sales licensed premises to open on Sunday in Scotland. The organisations making these representations were as follows:
- Strathclyde Licensed Trade Association
- British Retailers Association
- Delting Community Council
- Arbroath Community Council
- Lossiemouth Community Council
- East Lothian Licensing Board
- Kirriemuir Community Council
- Wigtown Licensing Board
- St. Andrew's and Deerness Community Council
- Law Society of Scotland
- Midlothian Licensing Board
- Headteachers' Association of Scotland
- Falkirk Licensing Board
- Tollcross Community Council
- Annandale and Eskdale District Council
- Eskbank Trading Post
- Clackmannan District Council
- Clydebank District Council
- North East Fife District Licensing Board
- Scottish Licensed Trade Association
- Scottish Consumer Council
- Bearsden and Milngavie District Council
- Cumnock and Doon Valley District Licensing Board
- Kirkcaldy District Council
- Kincardine and Deeside District Council
- Salsburgh Community Council
- Greenhills Community Council
- Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland
- Association of Scottish Police Superintendents
- Stakis plc
- City of Dundee Licensing Board
- Kyle and Carrick District Council
- Stirling District Council
- Midlothian District Council
- Berwickshire District Council
- MacArthur Stewart and Company
- Co-operative Union Ltd.
- Stewartry District Council and Licensing Board
- Association of Chief Police Officers (Scotland)
- Edinburgh District Licensing Board
- South Ronaldsay and Burray Community Council
- Banff and Buchan District Council
- Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council
- Scottish Grocers' Federation
- Scotch Whisky Association