§ 30. Colonel DAYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total amount of revenue derived by the Treasury from the Betting Duty for each month to the last convenient date?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe total amount of revenue derived from betting taxation during the month of November was given in reply to a question by the hon. Member on the 15th December. The corresponding figures for the months of December and January are £32,000 and £39,000 respectively. The total betting revenue to the end of January amounted to £548,000.
§ Colonel DAYWill the right hon. Gentleman say whether that comes up to his expectation as to the amount estimated to be derived from this duty?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLNo. I do not think the estimate will he realised in this part of the year, but we do not consider that that will be the case in a full year so far as we are informed at present.
§ Colonel DAYIs it not a fact that a great deal of the betting at the present time is done with street bookmakers, which obviates the public having to pay the duty?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI do not think we can debate the Betting Duty now.
§ 43. Colonel DAYasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of cases in which proceedings have been 276 instituted against any persons for failure to pay the Betting Duty; and in how many cases concurrent proceedings were instituted for carrying on business as a bookmaker without having in force a proper certificate?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Ronald McNeill)The figures asked for by the hon. Member are 31 and 18 respectively.
§ Colonel DAYWill the right hon. Gentleman say in how many of these eases the persons prosecuted were bookmakers?
§ Mr. McNEILLI could not say that without notice.