§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions to date local authorities have used powers under the Public Entertainments Licences (Drug Misuse) Act 1997 to shut down clubs; and if he will list the local authorities which have exercised these powers. [94908]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeNo arrangements exist to collect this information centrally. Close contact with the police and the club trade suggest, however, that the powers of the Public Entertainments Licences (Drug Misuse) Act 1997 have not yet been used by a local authority to close a club.