Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many off-licensed premises (including supermarkets) there were in England and Wales in 2013 and 2014.

The following table shows the number of premises licenses authorised to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises only (includes supermarkets) and the number of premises licenses and club premises certificates authorised to sell alcohol for consumption both on and off the premises. The figures cover the year to 31 March 2013 and 31 March 2014 for England and Wales. These figures are published in the data tables (table 2) of the 31 March 2014 ‘Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing’ statistical release at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/alcohol-and-late-night-refreshment-licensing-england-and-wales-31-march-2014-data-tables.