§ Captain Kerbyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many private brewers' licences were issued in the years 1950 to 1956 annually; and how many were renewed during this period.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftComplete figures for the calendar years 1950 to 1956 are not available, but the numbers of private brewers' licences issued (including licences renewed) during each of the financial years 1950–51 to 1955–56, were as follows:—
The number of licences issued or renewed in the period from 1st April, 1956, to 31st December, 1956, was 1,344. Renewals are not recorded separately from new licences, but the latter account for only a very small proportion of the above figures.
1950–51 … … … … 2,406 1951–52 … … … … 2,225 1952–53 … … … … 2,015 1953–54 … … … … 1,758 1954–55 … … .. … 1,523 1955–56 … … … … 1,396