Licensing Law (Hansard, 19 March 1997)

HC Deb 19 March 1997 vol 292 c648W 648W

§ Mr. Robert McCartney
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if the policy appraisal and fair treatment guidelines were applied to the recent licensing law changes; and if he will make a statement. [21006]

§ Mr. Moss
As is the standard practice, the new licensing laws were assessed against the policy appraisal and fair treatment principles and there did not appear to be any aspect of the laws which would give rise to direct or indirect discrimination.