§ Mr Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish statistics showing the increases or decreases in assaults on licensed premises.
§ Mr. JohnI regret that it is not possible to provide the information requested. Criminal statistics do not distinguish assaults that take place on licensed premises from those which take place elsewhere.
§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider introducing legislation in the present Session of Parliament to give better protection to licensed house managers who during the course of their duties are beaten up and assaulted in carrying out the laws of the land.
§ Mr. JohnThe Criminal Law Bill provides higher maximum fines which may be imposed on summary conviction of a number of offences which may be committed against licensed house managers.