§ Mr. Wootton-Daviesasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has considered a recent Press advertisement, a copy of which has been sent to him, in which a person not at present engaged in retail trade offered a partnership to an ex-Serviceman who might be able to obtain a retail licence; and whether he proposes to permit the entry into retail trade of newcomers who take an ex-Serviceman into partnership in order to obtain a licence which they would not be granted in the ordinary way.
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§ Mr. DaltonI'am grateful to my hon. Friend for drawing my attention to this matter. It is certainly not my intention that licences under the Location of Retail Businesses Order shall be granted to such applicants, and I have given instructions accordingly.