HC Deb 22 November 1956 vol 560 c96W
Mr. Swingler

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the receipts from entertainments tax on cinemas in the first two quarters of the current financial year compare with those for 1955–56 and 1954–55.

Mr. H. Brooke

The following are the figures:

Mr. Walker-Smith

I agree that the closure of the Canal is likely to have some effect on import prices and, to a lesser extent, on the cost of living. This makes it all the more important that all concerned should exercise restraint in regard to those elements of costs and prices which are in our own hands.