§ Mr. Greg Knightasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sum in value added tax has been collected from gaming machines by Her Majesty's Government in each financial year from 1 November 1975 to the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. BrookeBusinesses registered for value added tax are not required to make returns of the tax charged on particular supplies of goods or services, and the information sought is therefore not directly available. Nor, I regret, is sufficiently detailed information available from other sources in this instance on which to base a reliable estimate.
§ Mr. Greg Knightasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much licence duty has been collected by Her Majesty's Government from gaming machines in each financial year from 1 October 1966 to the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. BrookeThe amount of gaming machine licence duty received in each financial year since 1966–67 was as follows:
(£,000) 1966–67 2,689 1967–68 2,861 1968–69 2,935 1969–70 7,705 1970–71 7,910 1971–72 7,787 1972–73 7,576 1973–74 8,266 1974–75 9,235 1975–76 8,222 1976–77 8,951 1977–78 9,959 1978–79 11,662 1979–80 13,912 1980–81 17,746 1981–82 26,243 1982–83 57,244 1983–84 62,917 1984–85 53,180 1985–86* 47,897 * April-September.