Sentence examples for a licensing bill from inspiring English sources

I stopped a licensing bill that would have hurt his business.

But rather than curb British drinking, Labour included plans in its 2001 election manifesto for a new licensing bill that would give pubs, bars and clubs flexible and extended opening hours.

A Scottish government spokeswoman said: "The Scottish government believes the Air Weapons and Licensing Bill provides a reasonable, clear and consistent approach to licensing.

"It is a weak government and the ruralista block is very strong," said Edmílson Rodrigues, a lawmaker from the leftist Socialism and Freedom party whose manoeuvres helped stop the environmental licensing bill from passing a crucial finance committee vote last week.

Described as "a central plank in the government's drive to tackle anti-social behaviour", the licensing bill was expected to streamline the archaic Public Entertainments Licence regime and end the two-in-a-bar rule, which permits no more than two musicians to perform without a licence, and which culture minister Kim Howells labelled "outdated and pointless".

Why are they making it worse?" The "they" in question is the government, which in an attempt to make matters better with its latest licensing bill has succeeded in making them worse.

Always brilliant at introducing bills, with skilful summaries, he was also adept at securing passage of almost all his bills in the Tory-laden Lords, with the exception of the 1989 licensing bill which extended Sunday licensing by an hour because he mistakenly omitted to say "not content" to an amendment.

As the licensing bill progressed through the next parliament, the buzzword at Westminster was "vibrancy" and planners talked of the night-time economy bringing about a "cultural flowering".