§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is satisfied with the working of the present liquor licensing laws in Scotland.
§ Mr. YoungerSurveys carried out in 1976–78 indicated that the provisions of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 had been generally welcomed and were working well. However, I have decided that a further survey should be conducted to assess present public attitudes and I have asked the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys to carry this out. A separate survey will seek to discover the attitudes of licensees. These surveys will be carried out later this year with a view to submission of a report in 1985.