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Licensing Act 2003

I have responded to what ACRE—the representative body that we are dealing with—has asked us to do. It would be wrong to make a decision before the Act has come into force based on an inadequate understanding of the evidence involved. We are doing exactly as ACRE has requested, which is to look at the evidence that it collects and to refer it to Sir Les Elton, and if there are problems to try to address them in any way that we can. If there are matters that require primary legislation, we will have to wait for a legislative opportunity, but for those that do not require such change we will be happy to deal with them if there is evidence that that is required.