HC Deb 03 February 1955 vol 536 cc1256-7
21. Captain Duncan

asked the President of the Board of Trade the figures of attendances at cinemas in the last three years.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

Figures of cinema attendances for the last three years ending in September are, in millions, 1,332; 1,284; and 1,291.

Captain Duncan

As the figures show a tendency to decline, will my right hon. Friend call the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to them?

Mr. Thorneycroft

They are actually going up. They had gone down, but they are now going up again.

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