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Guardian (London)
arialNoisy all hours?
Pubs should face spot fines, say
MPs
Geneva
Wednesday October 27, 1999
Pubs should face on-the-spot penalties and the threat of reduced opening
hours or a week's closure if they break new licensing laws, an all-party
group of MPs said yesterday, writes James Meikle.
The parliamentary beer group floated the idea of graded punishments to
help protect neighbours from extra noise that might result from an
open-all-hours policy.
But it strongly backed a shake-up in liquor rules in England and Wales
being considered by the home office. John Grogan, chairman of the group's
panel on licensing reform, and Labour MP for Selby, North Yorkshire, said
business leaders had told the panel the present restrictions undermined
attempts to bring trade and sports events to Britain, and bemused
tourists.
The home office has already declared that the millennium will be an
open-all-hours experiment. The Brewers and Licensed Retailers'
Association said: "What is right for the millennium ought to be right for
every day of the week."
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