- Reference: 2010/4235
- Question by: Steve O'Connell
- Meeting date: 15 December 2010
As alcohol-related crime continues to be a huge problem in London (with an estimated total national cost to the taxpayer of between £8bn and £13bn), should we be concerned that late-night eateries, without alcohol-selling licences, but which target post-drinking crowds and are often hot-spots for violence, are being excluded from the Home Office's late night levy proposal?