May I suggest to the Minister that the problem should not be left in the hands of the public to exert inexorable pressure? Would he not accept that we are making slow progress in this area in the last decade of the century?
Would the Minister agree that, as we approach the end of this century, it is ridiculous that there are clubs here that exclude women, not just golf clubs but many others? Would the Minister accept that the primary difficulty is that many, if not all of these, are private clubs, not subject to public law; that they can be confronted only when they enter the public arena and seek a licence from the courts to do certain things? Would he agree that the issuing of a pub licence, or a licence to sell intoxicating liquor, is the one way in which they can be brought to their senses immediately because the inevitable loss of revenue would hurt them? If we cannot appeal to their reason would the Minister not agree that there is a duty on Government to have them come to their senses by hurting their pockets?