HC Deb 04 November 1954 vol 532 c583
23. Mr. Osborne

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the estimated expenditure per person per week in the United Kingdom on drink, tobacco, amusement and gambling, respectively.

Mr. Maudling

It is estimated that in the year July, 1953, to June, 1954, the average amounts spent per person per week in the United Kingdom on drink, tobacco, amusements and gambling were 6s. 6d., 6s. 5d., ls. 5d. and 6d., respectively. The figure for gambling is a very rough estimate and relates to net expenditure, i.e., amounts staked less winnings.

Mr. Osborne

Are those figures calculated on the whole population, including children, or only on adults?

Mr. Maudling

The Question asked for a calculation per person, and I take "person" to mean "individual."