§ Mr. HUGHESasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the yield of the Entertainments Duty for each of the four years ending 31st March, 1920, 1921, 1922, and 1923, and for the nine months ending the 31st December, 1923; and what has been the proportion of the duty received in each of these years from the tax on admission prices to theatres, music halls, cinemas, other places of indoor entertainment, and places of outdoor entertainment such as football, racing, or other forms of outdoor sport, respectively?
§ Mr. SNOWDENThe yield of the Entertainments Duty for the periods in question was as follows:
Year ended 31st March £ 1920 10,479,516 1921 11,735,840 1922 10,279,543 1923 9,603,047 Nine months ended 31st December, 1923 (approximately) 6,793,000 As a considerable part of the duty is collected by means of the sale of stamped tickets and stamps, and there is no information as to the nature of the entertainments for which such tickets and stamps are required, it is not possible to give the particulars asked for in the latter part of the question.