§ 5. Brigadier Raynerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police court fines have been imposed for offences under the Licensing Acts on managers of State public houses during the past 10 years; and what subsequent disciplinary action against the offenders was taken by his Department.
§ Mr. EdeThere have been two prosecutions of managers for offences under the Licensing Acts in the State Management Districts in the last 10 years; both were in the Carlisle District. In 1943 the manageress of a public house was fined £5 for permitting a lottery to be conducted on her premises and in 1945 the manager of a public house was convicted for selling liquor outside the permitted hours, and was also fined £5. In both cases it was decided, after consideration20W of all the circumstances and in consultation with the police, that further disciplinary action was uncalled for.