HC Deb 14 June 1966 vol 729 c269W
Mr. Weitzman

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many betting shops there were in Great Britain in the year 1965, stating the number in England, Scotland, and Wales, respectively.

Miss Bacon

On 1st June, 1965, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 15,638 betting office licences in force in Great Britain, of which 2,810 were in England, 1,512 in Scotland and 1,316 in Wales and Monmouthshire.