§ Mr. FOOTasked the Homo Secretary the number of licences which have been withdrawn since 1904 under the operation of the Licensing Act, 1904, and the number by which registered clubs have increased within the same period?
§ Mr. CLYNESThe Volume of Licensing Statistics for England and Wale, 1927 (the last published), shows on page vi of the Introduction that in 15,727 cases premises with on-licences were closed under the operation of the compensation provisions of the Licensing Acts during the period from 1st January, 1905, to 1st January, 1928. The figures for 1928 are in preparation. The number of registered clubs on 1st January, 1905, as shown on page V of the Introduction, was 6,589. On 1st January, 1928, the number was 12,775, giving an increase during the whole period of 6,186.