§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will be publishing the feasibility study on the privatisation of Tote bookmakers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe advice in the report by Lloyds merchant bank on the feasibility of privatising the Tote will not be published because it was made in confidence to my right hon. and learned Friend and contains commercially and managerially sensitive information. The advice is still under consideration and the Government's conclusions will be made known in due course.