COSTS OF NIGHT-TIME LEISURE ECONOMY

Early day motion 99, tabled 17 May 2005 by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 33 members.

That this House believes that the costs of policing entertainment areas at night in towns and cities across the country should not entirely fall on the central or council taxpayer; further believes that provision should be made to provide a mechanism for the general control of anti-social behaviour by individuals once they are away from the vicinity of licensed premises; and to this end, and working on the principle that the polluter should pay, urges the Government to grant local authorities mandatory powers to impose a levy on premises whose customers cause an unwanted burden on policing and clean-up costs throughout the country.

Signatures by party: Labour 19, Liberal Democrat 13, Conservative 1.