§ Mr. Kaberryasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the number of applications for each of the past 10 years made to the West Riding of Yorkshire confirming authority for the confirmation of the grant of spirits off-licences which had been made by local brewster sessions within the West Riding; how many of such applications for confirmation were granted in each of such years; and what was the date of the last one.
§ Mr. EdeThe following table gives the information requested for the years 1941–50 inclusive:
Year Number of applications for confirmation Number confirmed 1941 … 1 1 1942 … 1 Nil 1943 … Nil Nil 1944 … 1 1 1945 … Nil Nil 1946 … 3 Nil 1947 … 7 1 1948 … 3 Nil 1949 … 5 1 1950 … 7 Nil The date of the last confirmation was 25th April, 1949.