HC Deb 04 July 1985 vol 82 c261W
Mr. Holt

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the revenue income from fixed odds football pools in each of the five years from 1960 to 1965 and 1980 to 1985.

Mr. Hayhoe

Fixed odds football pool betting was exempt from duty until 3 August 1964. Revenue in 1964–65 was £3.9 million. From 1980 to 1985 receipts were as follows:

Year £ thousand
1980–81 36
1981–82 27
1982–83 6
1983–84 negligible
1984–85 negligible