§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many criminal convictions were made on licensees for under-age drinking for the years since 1974; and if he will express the figures as a percentage of the total number of convictions.
§ Mr. John PattenThe available information held centrally, which may be incomplete, is given in the following table. Data are not available prior to 1979.
Persons found guilty of offence under section 169(1) of the Licensing Act 1964 England and Wales Numbers 1979 248 1980 233 1981 240 1982 187 1983 188 1984 164 1985 170 1986 165