Mr. John Roche:

We are as opposed as anybody else to the installation of machines in the back of taxi offices, takeaways or newsagents. Mr. Rickard, other members of the association and I have been involved in this area since the late 1970s. It would take me a month to explain how the situation developed pre and post-1992. We will endeavour to do so at a more opportune time.

All arcades are licensed in one way or the other. As I said, I represent members on both sides. No one in the sector is able to comply fully with the terms of the 1956 or 1992 Act. For this reason, it is essential that this legislation is enacted.