Part of Orders of the Day — Dog Racecourse Betting (Temporary Provisions) Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 21 March 1947.
Sir Godfrey Nicholson
, Farnham
12:00,
21 March 1947
I hope that the Home Secretary will reconsider this Amendment. He considers that this Measure is vitally important, and is trying to get it through in one day. I imagine it will have to go through in one day in Another place. On this matter I have been approached by the proprietors of the greyhound track in my Constituency, who feel strongly about it. I ask the right hon. Gentleman to reconsider this Amendment, with a view to inserting it in another place if he changes his mind. I would also like to ask him whether he consulted the Greyhound Patrons' Association. The adoption of this Amendment will not necessarily mean that people will get to a dog track earlier. In a way, it would relieve a certain amount of the congestion at one o'clock, and would also enable people to place their bets earlier.
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