§ Mr. CAVEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, having regard to Clause 51 (1) of the Finance Bill, and the table on page 87 of the Bill, the require- 601W ments of residence contained in Section 1 of the Beerhouse Act, 1840, will in future apply to the holder of an off-Beer licence issued in substitution for an additional beer dealer's licence?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGESub-clause (1) of Clause 51 of the Finance Bill and the table referred to in the question apply merely to Excise Licences, and it is not, therefore, considered that the practice in regard to licences granted by the justices are affected thereby. The off-beer licence, whether in respect of a beer-house under the Beer-house Acts or as an additional licence to a dealer in beer, is granted upon production of a licence from the justices, and it has been held, by reference to the existing law, that residence, although a necessary qualification for a licence under the Beer-house Acts, is not required as a qualification for the grant by justices of a licence for the sale of beer by retail as an additional licence to a dealer in beer. The hon. Member is probably aware that a Bill for the consolidation of the law relating to licences granted by justices in England and Wales for the sale of intoxicating liquors by retail is at the present time being considered by a Joint Committee of the two Houses.