§ 57. Colonel DAYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is prepared to set up a Committee to consider proposals submitted to him by various betting asso- 1358 ciations suggesting an alternative scheme of taxation that would stop illegal betting?
§ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (Mr. Churchill)No, Sir; I do not consider such procedure necessary.
§ Colonel DAYIs the right hon. Gentleman aware of the enormous amount of illegal betting that is going on, and will not the Department take any action to stop it?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLEveryone has been aware for the last 50 years of the amount of illegal betting that has gone on.
§ Sir FRANK MEYERIs it not a fact that the whole of the police evidence before the Select Committee went to prove that it is quite impossible to stop illegal betting?