§ CAPTAIN DONELAN (Cork, E.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of recent disclosures, the Government propose to introduce a Bill dealing with the betting question during the present session.
§ *THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. RITCHIE, Croydon)No, Sir. Apart from other considerations, any such Bill would be premature while an inquiry is in progress in another place on the whole subject of betting.
§ CAPTAIN DONELANWill the right hon. Gentleman suggest to the Committee that it should expedite its proceedings?
§ *MR. RITCHIENo, Sir, certainly not.