Public Bill Committees
Licensing Bill

• Licensing Bill [Lords], 1st sitting (4 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Licensable activities and qualifying club activities (36 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 96, in clause 1, page 1, line 8, leave out 'regulated entertainment' and insert 'premises for public gatherings'.
  • Schedule 1 - Provision of regulated entertainment (78 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 48, in schedule 1, page 109, leave out line 10.
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Schedule 1 - Provision of regulated amendments (151 speeches)
    Amendment moved [this day]: No. 54, in schedule 1, page 110, leave out line 21.—[Mr. Moss]
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Schedule 1 - Provision of regulated entertainment (85 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 58, in schedule 1, page 113, line 3, leave out paragraph 14 and insert— 'Educational and social establishments 14 The provision of entertainment is not...
  • Clause 3 - Licensing Authorities (53 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 59, in clause 3, page 2, leave out lines 34 to 38 and insert— '(a) the licensing justices, as defined in section 2 of the Licensing Act (1964) (c.26),'.
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 4th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Clause 3 - Licensing authorities (43 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [3 April]: No. 59, in clause 3, page 2, leave out lines 34 to 38 and insert— '(a) the licensing justices, as defined in section 2 of the Licensing Act (1964)...
  • Clause 4 - Central Licensing Authority (3 speeches)
    I shall now put the question of whether clause 4 should stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 5 - General duties of licensing authorities (34 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 118, in clause 5, page 3, line 25, at end insert 'to grant permission, in the form of a licence, to a person, business or organisation to provide— (a) the...
  • Clause 179 - Guidance (1 speech)
    I beg to move amendment No. 43, in clause 179, page 99, leave out lines 5 to 19 and insert— '( ) But the Secretary of State may not revise the licensing guidance unless a draft of the...
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 5th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 6 - Statement of licensing policy (30 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 75, in clause 6, page 3, line 38, leave out subsection (1).
  • Clause 7 - Licensing committees (20 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 81, in clause 7, page 4, line 29, leave out from 'of' to end of line 30 and insert 'such members of the authority as the authority shall determine'.
  • Clause 8 - Exercise and delegation of functions (24 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 100, in clause 8, page 5, leave out lines 13 and 14.
  • Clause 9 - Requirement to keep a register (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 87, in clause 9, page 5, line 37, leave out from 'and' to end of line 38 and insert 'and all relevant contact details that the Secretary of State may by regulation...
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 6th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 10 - Proceedings of licensing committee (50 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 82, in clause 10, page 6, line 17, at beginning insert 'Subject to subsection (2A),'.
  • Clause 11 - Sub-delegation of functions by licensing committee etc. (8 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 84, in clause 11, page 6, line 33, after 'officer', insert 'or a panel of officers'.
  • Clause 13 - The relevant licensing authority (26 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 176, in clause 13, page 8, line 4, leave out 'subsection (3)' and insert 'subsections (3) and (3A)'.
  • Clause 14 - Authorised persons, interested persons and responsible authorities (71 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 178, in clause 14, page 8, line 42, leave out from 'person' to end of line 45 and insert 'or a representative of a business or body whether incorporated or otherwise...
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 7th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Clause 14 - Authorised persons, interested parties and responsible authorities (37 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 11, in clause 14, page 9, line 14, at end insert— '( ) a body which— (i) represents those who, in relation to any such area, are responsible...
  • Clause 16 - Meaning of ''designated premises supervisor'' (2 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 142, in clause 16, page 9, line 36, leave out from 'being' to end of line 37 and insert 'registered with the relevant licensing authority in that capacity.'.
  • New clause 2 - Registration of designated premises supervisor (0 speeches)
    '(1) A holder of a personal licence seeking to become the designated premises supervisor for premises shall serve a notice in the prescribed form, together with the signed consent of the holder...
  • New clause 3 - Revocation of registration of designated premises supervisor (29 speeches)
    '(1) Where a chief officer of police is satisfied that the exceptional circumstances of the case are such that permitting the person so identified in a notice given under subsection (2) of...
  • Clause 17 - Applicant for premises licence (7 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 18 - Application for premises licence (41 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 123, in clause 18, page 11, line 33, at end insert— '(gg) whether the licensable activities will involve nudity or activities of a sexual nature,'.
  • Clause 19 - Determination of application for (15 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 188, in clause 19, page 12, line 6, at end insert— '( ) Where an application for a premises licence is received by a licensing authority but— (a) it is...
  • Clause 23 - Grant or rejection of application (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 195, in clause 23, page 14, line 16, leave out 'forthwith' and insert 'within two working days of the decision to grant'.
  • Clause 28 - Surrender of premises licence (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No.12, in clause 28, page 16, line 17, leave out from 'he' to end of line 21 and insert 'may give the relevant licensing authority a notice to that effect'.—[Dr....
  • Clause 33 - Notification of change of name or address (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No.13, in clause 33, page 19, line 22, leave out subsections (6) and (7).—[Dr. Howells.] Clause 33, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 34 to 46...
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 8th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 47 - Interim authority notice following death etc. of licence holder (27 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 276, in clause 47, page 27, line 19, leave out 'seven' and insert 'ten'.
  • Clause 49 - Supplementary provision about interim authority notices (21 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 284, in clause 49, page 29, line 31, leave out subsections (5) and (6).
  • Clause 51 - Application for a review of premises licence (18 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 225, in clause 51, page 30, line 21, at end insert— '(1A) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the chief officer of police for the police area in which any...
  • Clause 52 - Determination of application for review (12 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 287, in clause 52, page 31, leave out line 39.
  • Clause 55 - Fees (23 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 230, in clause 55, page 33, line 5, leave out '(other than section 51)'.
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 9th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Clause 61 - Qualifying clubs (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 62 - The general conditions (34 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 302, in clause 62, page 36, line 10, leave out 'two' and insert 'four'.
  • Clause 63 - Determining whether a club is established (12 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 318, in clause 63, page 36, leave out line 26.
  • Clause 64 - The additional conditions for (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 304, in clause 64, page 37, line 13, leave out subsection (4). Amendment No. 304 would take out subsection (4) and is a probing amendment. As it stands, subsection...
  • Clause 65 - Industrial and provident societies, friendly societies etc. (10 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 66 - Miners' welfare institutes (6 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 67 - Associate members and their guests (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 205, in clause 67, page 39, line 21, leave out from 'club' to end of line 22 and insert— '(b) he has been a member of that other club for at least two days,...
  • Clause 68 - The relevant licensing authority (6 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 69 - Authorised persons, interested parties (0 speeches)
    Amendment proposed: No. 15, in clause 69, page 40, line 36, at end insert— '( ) a body which— (i) represents those who, in relation to any such area, are responsible for, or...
  • Clause 70 - Other definitions relating to clubs (19 speeches)
    Amendment proposed: No. 16, in clause 70, page 41, line 9, leave out 'for consumption on the premises where the supply takes place'.—[Dr. Howells.] Question put, That the amendment be...
  • Clause 71 - Application for club premises certificate (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 305, in clause 71, page 41, line 18, leave out 'and habitually' and insert 'or'.
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 10th sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 71 - Application for club premises certificate (3 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 17, in clause 71, page 41, line 36, at end insert— '( ) where the relevant qualifying club activities include the supply of alcohol, whether the supplies are proposed...
  • Clause 72 - Determination of application (23 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 18, in clause 72, page 42, line 17, after 'to', insert— '(a) '. No. 19, in clause 72, page 42, line 18, after 'application', insert ', and (b) section (club...
  • Clause 73 - Prohibited conditions: associate members (17 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 359, in clause 73, page 43, line 12, at beginning insert 'Save as provided in subsection (3),'.
  • Clause 74 - Prohibited conditions: plays (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 362, in clause 74, page 43, line 30, at end add 'or to protect children'. The amendment is self-explanatory. It would add to subsection (2) an additional get-out to...
  • Clause 76 - Form of certificate and summary (19 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 363, in clause 76, page 44, line 19, leave out 'those premises' and insert 'such parts of the premises as are used for the qualifying club activities'. This is an...
  • Clause 7 - Theft, loss etc. of certificate or summary (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 331, in clause 77, page 44, line 34, leave out 'lost or'.
  • Clause 80 - Notification of change of name or alteration (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 365, in clause 80, page 45, line 24, leave out subsection (2).
  • Clause 83 - Determination of application under section 82 (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 23, in clause 83, page 47, line 28, at end insert— '( ) Subsections (2) and (3) are subject to section (club premises certificate authorising supply of alcohol for...
  • Clause 85 - Application for review of club premises certificate (12 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 333, in clause 85, page 48, line 25, at end insert 'with the written support of one twentieth of the membership of that club'. I am sure that we are all familiar...
  • Clause 86 - Determination of application for review (5 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 24, in clause 86, page 49, line 42, at end insert— '( ) Subsection (3) is subject to section (club premises certificate authorising supply of alcohol for consumption...
  • Clause 88 - Club ceasing to be a qualifying club (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 336, in clause 88, page 51, line 22, leave out 'month' and insert 'week'.
  • Clause 90 - Fees (8 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 328, in clause 90, page 52, line 7, at end insert— '(5) Any regulations prescribing a fee in accordance with subsection (1)(b) or (3)(b) shall provide for the...
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 11th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Clause 96 (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 339, in clause 96, page 55, line 6, at end insert— '(5) The fourth condition is that the premises are not covered by an existing premises licence or club...
  • Clause 97 - The relevant licensing authority (25 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 236, in clause 97, page 55, line 11, leave out 'each of those authorities' and insert 'whichever of the authorities is agreed by those authorities unanimously to be...
  • Clause 98 - Temporary event notice (96 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 417, in clause 98, page 55, line 15, after 'not', insert '(save as in subsection (9)'.
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 12th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 98 - Temporary event notice (91 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 383, in clause 98, page 55, line 28, at end insert 'except where the licensable activities involve folk music or folk dance performed in the vicinity of the...
  • Clause 99 - Minimum of 24 hours between event periods (26 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 342, in clause 99, page 56, line 32, leave out 'the whole or'.
  • Clause 100 - Acknowledgement of notice (8 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 385, in clause 100, page 57, line 5, leave out 'first' and insert 'second'.
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 13th sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 101 - Withdrawal of notice (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 372, in clause 101, page 57, line 18, at end insert 'or by the end of the last working day of the working week if the event period occurs at a weekend or during a...
  • Clause 102 - Objection to notice by the police (32 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 346, in clause 102, page 57, line 24, leave out 'ten' and insert 'fifteen'.
  • Clause 103 - Counter notice following police objection (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 343, in clause 103, page 58, line 10, leave out 'crime prevention objective' and insert 'licensing objectives'.
  • Clause 105 - Counter notice where permitted limits exceeded (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 107 - Duty to keep and produce temporary event notice (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 388, in clause 107, page 61, leave out lines 8 to 18 and insert— '(b) secure that the temporary event notice is kept at the premises in his custody or in that...
  • Clause 109 - Personal licence (34 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 238, in clause 109, page 62, line 21, after 'alcohol', insert 'or provide regulated entertainment,'.
  • Clause 110 - The relevant licensing authority (3 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 25, in clause 110, page 62, line 28, leave out 'Central Licensing Authority' and insert 'licensing authority which granted the licence'.—[Dr. Howells.] Question...
  • Schedule 4 - Personal licence: relevant offences (4 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 275, in schedule 4, page 119, line 7, at end insert— '( ) section 107(3) (public performance of a work, knowing that it will infringe copyright);'. This brief...
  • Clause 112 - Spent convictions (14 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 436, in clause 112, page 63, line 3, at end add 'or, where it is a foreign offence which is not covered by that Act, if a similar offence under English law would...
  • Clause 113 - Period of validity of personal licence (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 349, in clause 113, page 63, line 7, leave out 'ten' and insert 'five'.
  • Clause 115 - Application for grant or renewal of personal licence (5 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 26, in clause 115, page 63, line 34, leave out from 'licence' to end of line 35 and insert— '(a) must, if the applicant is ordinarily resident in the area of a...
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 14th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Clause 115 - APPLICATION FOR GRANT OR RENEWAL OF PERSONAL LICENCE (3 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 433,-[Mr Moss.] in clause 115, page 64, line 2, after 'or', insert 'a copy thereof, or'. Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
  • Clause 116 - Individual permitted to hold only one personal licence (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 27, in clause 116, page 64, line 12, leave out 'Central Licensing Authority' and insert 'licensing authority to which it was made or has been withdrawn'.—[Dr....
  • Clause 118 - Determination of application for grant (52 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 431, in clause 118, page 64, line 31, leave out 'is a person of a prescribed description' and insert 'relevant experience'.
  • Clause 121 - Duty to notify licensing authority of convictions during application period (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 28, in clause 121, page 66, line 38, leave out 'Central Licensing Authority' and insert 'authority to which the application is made'.—[Dr. Howells.] Clause 121, as...
  • Clause 126 - Duty to notify court of personal licence (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 392, in clause 126, page 68, line 38, leave out from 'must,' to end of line 39 and insert 'within one week of being charged'.
  • Clause 134 - Unauthorised licensable activities (11 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 441, in clause 134, page 73, line 29, at beginning insert 'Save as provided in subsection (2A),'.
  • Clause 135 - Exposing alcohol for unauthorised sale (10 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 395, in clause 135, page 74, line 16, leave out 'exposes' and insert 'offers'.
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 15th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Clause 143 - Allowing children into licensed premises (22 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 445, in clause 143, page 77, line 35, at beginning insert— '( ) In pursuit of the licensing objective in section 5(2)(d), children under the age of 14 are not...
  • Clause 145 - Allowing the sale of alcohol to children (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 455, in clause 145, page 78, line 41, leave out 'any member or' and insert 'an'.
  • Clause 146 - Sale of liqueur confectionery (11 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 456, in clause 146, page 79, line 5, leave out '16' and insert '18'.
  • Clause 147 - Purchase of alcohol by or on behalf of children (31 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 450, in clause 147, page 80, line 1, leave out 'or'.
  • Clause 148 - Consumption of alcohol by children (40 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 466, in clause 148, page 80, line 37, leave out 'knowingly'.
  • Clause 149 - Delivering alcohol to children (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 152 - Prohibition of unsupervised sales by children (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 470, in clause 152, page 83, line 5, leave out subsection (2). The Minister alluded to the clause earlier when we were dealing with the supply of alcohol with table...
  • Clause 153 - Enforcement role for weights and measures authorities (7 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 16th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 154 - Confiscation of sealed containers of alcohol (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 428, in clause 154, page 83, line 42, leave out paragraphs (b) and (c). Welcome back, Mr. Gale. With any luck, this may be your last attendance—although we do...
  • Clause 155 - Prohibition on sale of alcohol on moving vehicles (61 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 159 - Orders to close premises in area experiencing disorder (15 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 473, in clause 159, page 86, line 8, after 'in', insert 'a specifically designated place in'.
  • Clause 160 - Closure orders for identified premises (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 475, in clause 160, page 87, line 10, leave out 'each appropriate person in relation to' and insert 'all those persons involved in'.
  • Clause 163 - Application to magistrates' court by police (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 480, in clause 163, page 88, line 30, leave out 'as soon as reasonably practicable after' and insert 'at the same time as'.
  • Clause 164 - Consideration of closure order by magistrates' court (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 482, in clause 164, page 89, line 31, leave out ', without reasonable excuse,'. This is a small amendment. Subsection (2) provides for what the magistrates court may...
  • Clause 165 - Appeal from decision of magistrates' court (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 483, in clause 165, page 90, line 3, leave out '21' and insert '14'.
  • Clause 166 - Review of premises licence following closure order (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 485, in clause 166, page 90, line 15, leave out from 'The' to 'give' in line 16 and insert 'relevant licensing authority must— (a) within seven days of a...
  • Clause 171 - Relaxation of opening hours for special occasions (12 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
• Licensing Bill [Lords], 17th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
  • Clause 175 - Prohibition of alcohol sales at service areas, garages etc. (15 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 266, in clause 175, page 97, line 14, leave out from 'classes)' to end of line 16.
  • Schedule 5 - Appeals (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 264, in schedule 5, page 122, line 14, at end insert— '( ) A licensing appeal will be heard by a panel of justices elected by the bench at their annual general...
  • Clause 187 - Location of Sales (25 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 223, in clause 187, page 103, line 16, leave out 'alcohol is appropriated to the contract' and insert 'contract is made'. Clause 187 deals with the selling of...
  • Clause 190 - Other definitions (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 429, in clause 190, page 104, line 30, after 'effect', insert ', and includes the area within the curtilage of those premises'. This is a probing amendment. We have...
  • Clause 198 - Short title, commencement and extent (1 speech)
    I beg to move amendment No. 32, in clause 198, page 108, line 33, leave out subsection (6). The amendment removes the privilege amendment made when the Bill left another place. I understand from...
  • Schedule 8 - Transitional provision etc. (38 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 265, in schedule 8, page 156, line 28, at end insert 'and the day so specified shall be no earlier than the date on which expires the period of nine months beginning...
  • New clause 1 - Club premises certificate authorising supply of alcohol for consumption off the premises (4 speeches)
    '(1) A club premises certificate may not authorise the supply of alcohol for consumption off the premises unless it also authorises the supply of alcohol to a member of the club for consumption...