§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he
TABLE I NUMBERS OF OFFENCES OF DRUNKENNESS OF WHICH PERSONS UNDER 18 WERE FOUND GUILTY Year Males Females Total 1963 … … … 1,478 88 1,566 1964 … … … 1,775 77 1,852 1965 … … … 1,810 97 1,907 1966 … … … 1,772 108 1,880 1967 … … … 1,919 129 2,048
TABLE II NUMBERS OF OFFENCES RELATING TO SALE ETC. OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR TO PERSONS UNDER 18 1966 1967 Offence Number of persons proceeded against Number of persons found guilty Number of persons proceeded against Number of persons found guilty Selling, etc. intoxicating liquor to persons under 18 for consumption on the premises—section 169(1) of the Licensing Act 1964 Males 167 113 129 87 Females 73 52 54 35 Licence holder knowingly delivering intoxicating liquor to a person under 18 for consumption off the premises—section 169(5) of the Licensing Act 1964 Males 112 10 8 8 Females 2 — 4 2 Persons under 18 buying or consuming intoxicating liquor in licensed premises—section 169(2) of the Licensing Act 1964 Males 2,763 2,723 2,799 2,760 Females 863 846 1,013 996 Purchasing intoxicating liquor for consumption by person under 18 in bar—section 169(3) of the Licensing Act 1964 Males 332 317 357 344 Females 45 44 47 42 Sending a person under 18 for purpose of obtaining liquor—section 169(6) of the Licensing Act 1964 Males 17 17 13 12 Females — — 5 5