HC Deb 10 July 1997 vol 297 cc522-3W
Mrs. Ballard

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when model byelaws will be in place to enable local authorities to control drinking in public places. [7440]

Mr. George Howarth

A model byelaw, prohibiting the consumption of intoxicating liquor in designated places within a local authority area after a request to stop by a police officer, has been available to local authorities since October 1990.