§ 49. Mr. DAYasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the recent High Court decision, he will state if any special instructions have been issued by his Department to the Metropolitan police with reference to the future prosecution of the promoters of whist drives for prizes?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir William Joynson-Hicks)As I said in my reply of the 7th instant, I am in complete agreement with the instructions issued by my predecessors. A copy of the question and of my reply is being sent to all Chief Officers of Police in England and Wales.