§ Sir J. POWERasked the Home Secretary the total number of registered clubs in England and Wales and how many of them are proprietary clubs?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSOn 1st January, 1927, the number was 12,481. The figures for 1928 are in course of preparation and will probably show 12,775 for 1st January, 1928. I have no information as to how many of the clubs could properly be called proprietary.