§ Sir W. Darlingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of hotel licences, public house licences, wine and spirit licences as merchants and licensed grocer licences, respectively, in Scotland at the most recent convenient date.
§ Mr. WoodburnThe number of certificates granted by Licensing Courts in Scotland during the year ended 31st December, 1947, to sell exciseable liquors by retail, subject to the necessary excise licence, were as follow:
Inn and hotel certificates— *Full … … … … 1,632 *Partial … … … … 6 Public House certificates— *Full … … … … 4,077 *Partial … … … … 26 Grocers' certificates— *Full … … … … 2,096 *Partial … … … … 161 I am informed by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise that during the year ended 31st March, 1948, excise licences were issued to the following numbers of wholesale dealers in Scotland:
Spirit dealers … … … 742 Wine dealers … … … 447 Beer dealers … … … 366 * A "full" certificate means one to sell spirits, wines, beers and other exciseable liquor; a "partial" certificate means one to sell one or more of these groups.