§ Mr. Levyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what have been the monthly receipts from Entertainments Duty on film exhibitions for 1946 and 1947 and for November and December 1948.
§ Sir S. CrippsThe approximate monthly receipts of Entertainments Duty during 1946 and 1947 in respect of admissions to cinemas were:
1946 1947 £ £ January 3,688,000 3,906,000 February 3,280.000 2,825,000 March 3,743,000 3,044,000 April 3,307,000 3,367,000 May 3,927,000 3,366,000 June 3,570,000 2,714,000 July 3,139,000 2,866,000 August 4,179.000 2,865,000 September 3,528,000 2,968,000 October 3,645,000 3,641,000 November 3,641,000 3,103,000 December 2,675,000 3,018,000 The approximate receipts for November and December, 1948, were respectively £3,104,000 and £2,717,000.