I. Licensing Act 2003: age verification and remote sales consultation responses. 8p. II. Letter dated 20/12/2024 from Diana Johnson MP to Karen Bradley MP regarding the outcome of the consultation on age verification and remote sales of alcohol and next steps. 2p.

I. Licensing Act 2003: age verification and remote sales consultation responses. 8p. II. Letter dated 20/12/2024 from Diana Johnson MP to Karen Bradley MP regarding the outcome of the consultation on age verification and remote sales of alcohol and next steps. 2p.

My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire (Chris Philp) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

The Government is today launching a consultation on whether to allow digital identities and technology to play a role in age verification for alcohol sales, as well as...

My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire (Chris Philp) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

The Government is today launching a consultation on whether to allow digital identities and technology to play a role in age verification for alcohol sales, as well as...

The Government is today launching a consultation on whether to allow digital identities and technology to play a role in age verification for alcohol sales, as well as whether to amend legislation in order to specify that for sales of alcohol that do not take place face to face, age...

The Government is today launching a consultation on whether to allow digital identities and technology to play a role in age verification for alcohol sales, as well as whether to amend legislation in order to specify that for sales of alcohol that do not take place face to face, age...

Alcohol licensing age verification: government consultation. 23p.

Alcohol licensing age verification: government consultation. 23p.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, I, too, was involved in the 2003 Act and was one of those who foresaw that there may be problems in a good many areas with the relaxation taking place. I look back now and see what has happened over the ensuing period and, while I support the...

My Lords, I, too, was involved in the 2003 Act and was one of those who foresaw that there may be problems in a good many areas with the relaxation taking place. I look back now and see what has happened over the ensuing period and, while I support the...

My Lords, when I first read the draft order I thought it was really rather poor. However, I then reflected on whether an order that seems to me to be poorly drafted and incomplete should be opposed for those reasons, unless given the subject matter it was also positively harmful....

My Lords, when I first read the draft order I thought it was really rather poor. However, I then reflected on whether an order that seems to me to be poorly drafted and incomplete should be opposed for those reasons, unless given the subject matter it was also positively harmful....

The responses showed that 63 per cent wanted the order shelved and 36.8 per cent wanted it kept. However, I was interested, on reading the responses, to see that a large number of health charities had taken part. There seemed to be a division between the publicans who responded and...

The responses showed that 63 per cent wanted the order shelved and 36.8 per cent wanted it kept. However, I was interested, on reading the responses, to see that a large number of health charities had taken part. There seemed to be a division between the publicans who responded and...

Is the Minister saying that the licensing authority would have to run a challenge scheme to get their licence? If that is the case, there would be a problem.

Is the Minister saying that the licensing authority would have to run a challenge scheme to get their licence? If that is the case, there would be a problem.

Moved By That the draft order laid before the House on 27 January be approved. Relevant Document: 7th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

Moved By That the draft order laid before the House on 27 January be approved. Relevant Document: 7th Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

My Lords, this order is designed to help tackle alcohol-related crime, nuisance and disorder, and to protect children as part of the Government’s wider alcohol strategy. It sets out five new mandatory licensing conditions that will apply to all those licensed to sell or supply alcohol in the "on-trade", such...

My Lords, this order is designed to help tackle alcohol-related crime, nuisance and disorder, and to protect children as part of the Government’s wider alcohol strategy. It sets out five new mandatory licensing conditions that will apply to all those licensed to sell or supply alcohol in the "on-trade", such...

I reply briefly to the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale. Does he not believe the words in the Explanatory Memorandum that the mandatory regulation has been made necessary because the voluntary code, agreed by the industry in 2005, has not been followed? The document states: ""Whilst the majority of premises are...

I reply briefly to the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale. Does he not believe the words in the Explanatory Memorandum that the mandatory regulation has been made necessary because the voluntary code, agreed by the industry in 2005, has not been followed? The document states: ""Whilst the majority of premises are...

It was my intention to oppose the order, although not for the reasons given by the noble Baroness—that some of us support irresponsible drinking. My issue with this comes from having dealt with the Licensing Act 2003. I remember that the Government pushed the Bill because they said that we...

It was my intention to oppose the order, although not for the reasons given by the noble Baroness—that some of us support irresponsible drinking. My issue with this comes from having dealt with the Licensing Act 2003. I remember that the Government pushed the Bill because they said that we...

I rise to bring a slightly different tone to this debate. I declare my interest as a member of the BMA and the Royal College of Physicians. I welcome this order, because, in all honesty, I welcome anything that tries to address the culture that we have of grossly irresponsible...

I rise to bring a slightly different tone to this debate. I declare my interest as a member of the BMA and the Royal College of Physicians. I welcome this order, because, in all honesty, I welcome anything that tries to address the culture that we have of grossly irresponsible...

My Lords, if the whole country did not know that there was an election coming, it would on reading this order. As the Government have been spectacularly unsuccessful in reducing the amount of alcohol-related crime over the period of this Parliament, they have now decided that this is the moment...

My Lords, if the whole country did not know that there was an election coming, it would on reading this order. As the Government have been spectacularly unsuccessful in reducing the amount of alcohol-related crime over the period of this Parliament, they have now decided that this is the moment...

I am not really surprised. I was rather disturbed that one of the questions said that local authorities and the police were opposed to the order when, in practice and at operational and national level, we can show that it is not true in the case of the police. It...

I am not really surprised. I was rather disturbed that one of the questions said that local authorities and the police were opposed to the order when, in practice and at operational and national level, we can show that it is not true in the case of the police. It...

My Lords, my particular question was about the response from the local government world to the consultation.

My Lords, my particular question was about the response from the local government world to the consultation.

I was going to come to that. The Local Government Association did not in fact support these proposals. However, many local licensing authorities and local authorities did. Somewhere here I have a list of them as long as your arm—from Northumberland to Birmingham. My noble friend Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe...

I was going to come to that. The Local Government Association did not in fact support these proposals. However, many local licensing authorities and local authorities did. Somewhere here I have a list of them as long as your arm—from Northumberland to Birmingham. My noble friend Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe...

As I explained in my opening statement, we are working with the industry to ensure that we have verification schemes in place that meet the aims with minimum additional cost to the industry by the time this comes into effect in October. We are anxious to ensure that we put...

As I explained in my opening statement, we are working with the industry to ensure that we have verification schemes in place that meet the aims with minimum additional cost to the industry by the time this comes into effect in October. We are anxious to ensure that we put...