§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy not to introduce legislation to relax the licensing laws in England and Wales before publication in full of the findings of the inquiry into the drinking patterns of young people, carried out by the Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys in 1984; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorI understand that the survey does not deal with the effects of a relaxation in the law on licensing hours. On the timing of legislation, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given today to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Ravensbourne (Mr. Hunt).