§ 67. Mr. ALBERYasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he is aware that local excise officials have demanded the payment of Entertainments Duty on tickets sold for a political meeting; and what steps he proposes to take to prevent a recurrence of this demand?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAI am not aware that payment of Entertainments Duty has been demanded in respect of any purely political meeting but if my hon. Friend will let me have particulars of the case he has in mind, I will have inquiries made.
§ Mr. ALBERYIs the hon. Member aware that wide publicity was given to this meeting in one daily newspaper?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAProvided the meeting is political, it is not an entertainment. Entertainments Duty is payable provided that the band costs more than 2d. to hear.
§ Mr. ALBERYI do not know whether the meeting was purely political, but the daily newspaper referred to is; it is the "Daily Herald."