Joe Powell

Joe Powell

Labour — Kensington and Bayswater

Speaking in the House of Commons on 4 November 2026

Debate

Strategic Licensing Regulations: London

Contribution

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. She makes a very good point about how the criteria have been drawn. The Kensington Society in Kensington and Bayswater has estimated that 45% to 50% of venues that currently have a licence would be between D and E, which is what is specified in the secondary legislation. So they obviously have concerns that that volume could generate a whole set of call-ins for things that would not really be considered strategic by any sort of common understanding. Does my hon. Friend have a similar concern about the volume, particularly for that licensing band in part A of the relevant statutory instrument?

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