Grand National

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 November 1982.

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Photo of Mr Nicholas Budgen Mr Nicholas Budgen , Wolverhampton South West 12:00, 10 November 1982

Will my hon. Friend be a great deal firmer and tell the House that there is no intention of giving taxpayers' money to maintain the Grand National? Will he state that when a Tory Government are necessarily cutting back on public spending in the Welfare State it is wrong to give money to activities that ought to be no part of the business of any Government?