Clause 18 - Application for premises licence
Licensing Bill [Lords]
4:15 pm
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham, Conservative)
I would not say that this debate is fascinating, because that might be an overstatement. However, it raises a concern in my mind that if a pub in Fareham got a licence for entertainment on the basis of dancing, and then decided to go in for lap dancing, would it have to apply for a variation to its operating schedule? In other words, can we be certain that people will not introduce covert lap dancing—if there is such a concept?