§ 21. Mr. GINNELLasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the money recently seized by the police in a London gambling house has been confiscated for the service of the State; and, 654 having regard to the sums of money changing hands in bets and other forms of gambling and the other uses for which money is required at the present time, whether he will consider the advisability of imposing a heavy tax upon all such transactions?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe question of the disposal of these moneys is one primarily for my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, but I understand that it is not possible to apply them as suggested. I am afraid it would be quite impracticable to collect a tax of the kind proposed.