asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what decision has been reached following the meeting with the stewards of the Jockey Club into the proposal to ban mid-week horse-racing during the fuel shortage.

I have been asked to reply. Because the likely loss of coal output would be serious if the St. Leger were run on a week day, the Stewards of the Jockey Club were asked if they would re-arrange their programme for the Doncaster races so that the St. Leger might be held on a Saturday and not in the middle of the week. This they readily agreed to do.