HC Deb 21 June 1978 vol 952 cc203-4W
Mr. Ovenden

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions and convictions have occurred in the last year as a result of the provisions of the Sunday Observance Act 1780 concerning limitations on entertainment after midnight on Saturday.

Dr. Summerskill

There were seven persons prosecuted and subsequently convicted of offences against Section I of the Sunday Observance Act 1780 in England and Wales in 1976, the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Ovenden

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to seek to amend the Sunday Observance Act 1780.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

At present, none.