Written question asked by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 March 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 March 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Thursday, 22 March 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Alcoholic Drinks: Young People

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what performance measures he plans to use to assess the Tackling Underage Sales of Alcohol campaign.

Answer: The Tackling Underage Sales of Alcohol campaign is likely to result in the issue of penalty notices for disorder and additionally licence reviews and prosecutions for the illegal sale of alcohol to minors. Details of these will be recorded and analysed centrally. Informal qualitative feedback will also be considered. Test purchase failure rates will not be used as an overall generic indicator of performance, as the campaign specifically aims to target problem premises, selected at the discretion of local enforcement agencies. Local police commanders and partnerships will use the results of the activity to focus their efforts and resources on key local hot spots.

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