§ Captain PETER MACDONALDasked the Home Secretary if he will consider the introduction of legislation enabling sweepstakes and lotteries to be conducted, subject to prior approval by some duly constituted local authority such as the bench of magistrates or the watch committee?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI am afraid I do not see my way to introduce any legislation at the present time.
§ Captain MACDONALDasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider how much revenue could be derived by the Exchequer from a 691W percentage tax on sweepstakes and lotteries if the present legal ban on them was modified?