§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department who will set standards, to ensure compliance, and police premises owned by London borough councils under the terms of the Licensing Act in the event of the abolition of the Greater London Council.
§ Mr. MellorResponsibility for the grant, renewal, transfer or removal of justices' licences under the Licensing Act 1984 will continue to rest with the licensing justices or the local magistrates' court for premises in the Greater London area. The right of police officers to enter licensed premises for the purposes of preventing or detecting an offence against that Act will also remain unchanged.