HC Deb 08 December 1997 vol 302 c437W
Mr. Laurence Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the problems facing National Hunt racing; and if he will make a statement. [17991]

Mr. George Howarth

The Government have not carried out their own assessment. We have seen the British Horseracing Board's assessment of the impact a hunting ban would have on National Hunt racing. There will be an opportunity to discuss this during the Committee Stage of the Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill.

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