§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, since the introduction of the Licensed Premises (Exclusion of Certain Persons) Act 1980, how many prosecutions have taken place in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement on the operation of the Act.
§ Mr. MellorRecords available to us, which may be incomplete, show that 198 orders under the Licensed Premises (Exclusion of Certain Persons) Act 1980 were made in the period 30 June 1980 to 31 December 1982 and that in the same period seven persons were prosecuted for breach of an order. Corresponding information for 1983 is not yet available. If the hon. Gentleman has any particular case in mind where there has been any difficulty with the operation of the Act and will provide details, then I will look at the case.