HL Deb 05 November 1979 vol 402 cc692-3WA
Lord WIGG

asked Her Majesty's Government:

To state the amount of levy on off-course horserace betting which will be required to meet the demand made by the Jockey Club, in association with the Racehorse Owners Association, the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the Racecourse Association and other recipients of grants from the levy so that the levy from off-course horserace betting would be at an annual rate of £22 million at 1976 prices as described in paragraph 9.95 of the Report of the Royal Commission on Gambling and to state the flat rate levy percentage which would be required to meet such a demand relative to an estimated off-course betting turnover on horseracing during 1979–80 of £2,000 million.

Lord BELSTEAD

On the assumptions made in the Question, the Answers are £32 million and 1.6 per cent.