Westminster Hall debate on the Licensing Act
23 October 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
MPs debated the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee's report on the Licensing Act 2003. Chair of the Committee, John Whittingdale, opened the adjournment debate in Westminster Hall.
- Commons Hansard: Debate on the Licensing Act
- Video and Audio: Debate on the Licensing Act
- Culture, Media and Sport Committee report: The Licensing Act 2003
- Topical issues: Licensing Act
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