§ 18. Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on his deliberations concerning the social effects of the sale of alcoholic beverages in supermarkets.
§ Mr. RaisonThe Government are seriously concerned about the increase in recent years of offences of drunkenness and other indications of alcohol misuse, but there is no clear evidence that this has been contributed to by the substantial increase in the number of off licences granted to supermarkets and other shops.