§ Dr. Kingasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make the licences for the supply of paper for football pools conditional upon the promoters publishing balance sheets showing profits allocated to prize winners and profits taken by the promoters of the pools.
Mr. H. WilsonThe purpose of licensing the consumption of paper by football pools is to ensure strict economy in this particular use while paper remains in short supply. I do not think that it would be proper to use a control of this nature for the purpose which my hon. Friend has in mind.