Dr Kim Howells

Provisional licences U-turn

19-Jun-2003

Lobbying by industry leaders has forced a government U-turn on the granting of provisional licences in the new Licensing Bill.A clause in the bill...

Time allowed for licence transfers "sensible

06-May-2003

A week following the sudden death of a licensee is long enough for families to arrange the transfer of a pub's licence, MPs have been told.Licensing...

HOWELLS AND JOWELL AT ODDS

03-Apr-2003

by Mike Bennett The Government stands accused this week of creating "absolute confusion" over the role saturation will play as the Licensing Bill...

Authority figures

04-Jul-2002

As the licensing debate rages on, the government responds to trade concernThe licensing debate still rages on, with local authority power the most...

Howells outlines licensing reform plans

25-Jun-2002

Licensing minister Dr Kim Howells has outlined his plans for licensing reform in a letter to the industry.The letter addresses key points of concern...

Howells: fighting against move to local authority licensing control is futile

09-Nov-2001

Licensing minister Dr Kim Howells has warned trade campaigners they are fighting a losing battle against plans to move licensing control to local...

Minister: Law surrounding PELs is "lunacy

05-Oct-2001

A senior Government minister has branded the law surrounding public entertainment licences (PELs) as "lunacy".Tourism minister Dr Kim Howells told a...

Trapping the tourists

02-Oct-2001

The Government is joining forces with the trade in a bid to bring tourists back to the UK after the blows of the past year. Jackie Annett reportsJust...

Welsh alcohol law for review

09-Jul-2001

Public vote on Sunday drinking set to be abolishedThe Government looks set to abolish an ancient Welsh law allowing a regular public vote on whether...