§ 45. Mr. J. HOGGEasked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that Lord Newton's Betting Inducements Bill has been passed twice through the House of Lords and has been starred once by the Government; whether a Bill has been printed in the name of Lord Loreburn dealing with coupons in newspapers; whether another Bill has been introduced into this House dealing with ready-money football betting; and whether, in view of these indications of a desire in both Houses of Parliament to deal with the evil of betting, he can give any indication as to the intentions of the Government to deal with the matter, either by legislation or by speeding up the administration of the existing law?
§ The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Asquith)The question of legislation with regard to this matter will continue to receive the serious attention of the Government. The authorities are fully alive to the necessity for enforcing the existing law, and in this connection I would refer to the reply given by the Home Secretary to my hon. Friend on 4th August last.
§ Mr. LYNCHWill the right hon. Gentleman take notice that the opponents of this measure may be actuated by motives quite as enlightened as those who think that public morality may be summed up in a series of grandmotherly "don'ts"?