§ 4 and 5. Mr. HERBERT WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Labour (1) if he has any information as to the number of totalisator employés on greyhound tracks who have lost their employment as a result of the legal decision as to their illegality:
1966 (2) if he has any information as to how many persons previously employed in totalisator manufacture, have lost their employment since tile decision that the operation of the totalisator on greyhound tracks was illegal?
§ Mr. WILLIAMSAs a large number of my constituents are affected, I wonder if my hon. Friend would instruct his officers in the district concerned to make inquiries from the greyhound tracks and from the manufacturers of apparatus in order to obtain this rather important information.
Mr. HUDSONI am afraid it is impossible, because I gather that the manufacturers of totalisators make totalisators also for horse-racing.
§ Mr. WILLIAMSCould the hon. Gentleman ask with regard to greyhound tracks, which are easily defined?
Mr. HUDSONNo, that would be impossible, because many of these people are part-time employés who work on the tracks after their ordinary day's work.