§ Jane GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will assess the advantages of allowing charities and community groups to pay a single annual fee to register as entitled to sell alcohol at fundraising events. [12784]
§ Mr. George HowarthThe licensing laws were amended earlier this year to allow charities and other bodies to apply for more occasional permissions to sell alcohol at fundraising events.
We are willing to examine any specific proposals for further change which are put to us.