§ Mr. LINFIELDasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of revenue derived from the Entertainments Duty for the first six months of the current financial year and for the corresponding period of the previous year; and, approximately, what proportion of the total is derived from cinematograph theatres?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe revenue derived from the Entertainments Duty in Great Britain in the first six months of the current and last financial years was £4,596,000 and £4,895,000 respectively. Owing to the fact that a considerable part of the duty is collected by means of the sale of Government tickets and stamps, it is not possible to state the yield in respect of any particular class of entertainment.