HC Deb 18 July 1910 vol 19 c864
Mr. BOTTOMLEY

asked the amount received during the past financial year in respect of the duty upon playing cards?

Mr. LLOYD GEORGE

The duty received upon playing cards during the financial year 1909–10 was:—Playing cards imported, £9,009; playing cards made in the United Kingdom, £29,928; total, £38,937.

Mr. W. THORNE

Can the right hon. Gentleman state how many men and woman are ruined by playing cards?