HC Deb 05 March 2003 vol 400 cc1127-8W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport under what circumstances supermarkets selling alcohol may also sell motor transport fuel from the same business site. [98490]

Dr. Howells

Section 9 of the Licensing Act 1964 sets out circumstances in which persons and premises are disqualified from holding or receiving justices' licences for the sale of alcohol. It includes provision that "premises shall be disqualified for receiving a justices' licence if they are primarily used as a garage or form part of premises which are primarily so used". It further provides that "the reference to use as a garage is a reference to use for any or more of one of the following purposes, namely, the retailing of petrol or dery or the sale or maintenance of motor vehicles".