Licensed Premises
Commons · Question 12489 · 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, whether Ministers consulted hospitality venue operators in residential areas on the impact that planning restrictions may have on the use of temporary licensing extensions during major sporting events
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...