§ Mr. DarlingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to the number of licences granted to sell alcohol after(a) 11 pm, (b) 12 pm, (c) 1 am, (d) 2 am, (e) 3 am and (f) 4 am in respect of each licensing board area in Scotland.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 7 November 1988]: None. The central collection of liquor licensing statistics ceased in 1981; before then the only figures collected related to the numbers and types of licenses issued, not to regular or occasional extensions.