Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am ar 29 Mehefin 1939.
My right hon. Friend's attention has been drawn to one case in which any arrangement of the kind referred to by the hon. Member has been made. My right hon. Friend fully appreciates the objections to it. In his opinion the decision of the local authority to exercise its powers under the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932, should be taken on public grounds, and should not be influenced by any offer on the part of interested persons to defray the cost. The question whether the arrangement is legal is not one which my right hon. Friend has any authority to determine, and he is not in a position to issue instructions to local authorities on the subject.