Charles Walker calls for higher penalties for selling alcohol to under-age children.

Mr. Walker: Will the Minister tell the House when the upper limit was last raised? How long has it been £10,000?

Mr. McNulty: To be generous to the hon. Gentleman, he is being pedantic rather than difficult-he has not created a difficulty for me. I do not know the answer off the top of my head, but if I get inspiration at some stage in the course of our deliberations, I will let him know; otherwise, I will write to him in due course.

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Mr. Walker: I, too, thank the Government for bringing forward the amendments. I did not mean to be pedantic in asking the Minister when the threshold was raised to £10,000 for those caught selling alcohol to minors. In moving from the negative to the affirmative procedure, I hope that we have a debate in the House as soon as possible. In my constituency, off-licences and shops selling alcohol to under-age children is a huge problem, which destroys families. To act as a deterrent, the upper limit of £10,000 should be raised significantly.

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