§ Lieut.-Colonel Bromley-Davenportasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the yield of the Entertainments Duty from theatres and music halls for the current financial year up to the latest date for which figures are available; the estimated yield for the current financial year as a whole; and whether he will give similar information in respect of the yield of the duty in relation to cinematograph theatres.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanReceipts of Entertainments Duty from theatres and music halls and from cinemas during the period April to December, 1955, were approximately £1,500,000 and £25,240,000 respectively. Receipts for the current financial year as a whole are estimated at about £2,000,000 and £33,750,000 respectively.