Licensed Premises
Commons · Question 12486 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extended licensing hours during major sporting tournaments where separate planning restrictions remain in force.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 1 Jul 2026
Section 172 of the Licensing Act 2003 allows the Secretary of State to make a Licensing Hours Order to extend operating hours on a national basis for occasions of “exceptional international, national or local significance” in England and Wales. National l...