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Commons · Question 12488 · 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 consultation Ministers undertook with hospitality businesses prior to announcing temporary licensing changes linked to major sporting tournaments.

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...