§ Mr. Denvilleasked the Home Secretary whether it is the intention of his Department that bottle parties should be allowed to continue, and, by evading the law, compete unfairly with bona fide licensed premises to which the law applies?
§ Sir J. AndersonThe question of competition with licensed premises is not a matter which can be dealt with by Defence Regulations. The object of the recent Defence Regulation is to enable the police to deal with premises where drunkenness or disorderly conduct takes place. Under that Regulation a number of bottle parties have already been closed in London, and if in any other cases there are grounds for police action, the Commissioner will exercise his powers under the Regulation.