§ 28. Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the number of applications now before the local authorities' planning committees for permission to convert shops into turf commission agents' shops.
§ Mr. MaclayI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. HannanIs the Secretary of State for Scotland aware that these applications are merely a subterfuge for opening offices, after which the applicants proceed to use the premises for deliberately breaching the law? In the interval, can he advise local authorities or police authorities how to deal with the problem?
§ Mr. MaclayIt is correct that, strictly, planning considerations are not necessarily involved in this, but the whole question is a serious one and I have been considering whether there is any way to help local authorities in the matter.