HC Deb 22 December 1919 vol 123 cc1066-7W
Sir R. COOPER

asked the Home Secretary if his attention has been drawn to advertisements of the Golden Ballot, in which prizes of a motor car, a house, and money are offered; if this ballot is an infringement of the Lottery Act; and, if so, what steps are being taken in the matter?

Mr. SHORTT

My attention has been called to the matter. On the information available, it is difficult to say whether there has been or will be an infringement of the law, but the Attorney-General and the Director of Public Prosecutions have had the question before them, and have not advised a prosecution.