HC Deb 01 July 1918 vol 107 cc1426-7W
Sir E. GOULDING

asked the Home Secretary whether he will state the number of registered clubs in existence in England and Wales on 1st January in each of the years 1916, 1917, and 1918?

Mr. BRACE

Clubs registered under the Licensing (Consolidation) Act, 1910, in England and Wales numbered 8,520 on 1st January, 1916, and 8,167 on 1st January, 1917. The figures for 1st January, 1918, have not yet been verified, but are, approximately, 7,980.