§ Captain BULLOCKasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the revenue derived from the Entertainments Duty for the years 1924–25, 1925–26, and 1926–27, and the respective amounts derived from horse and dog racing in those periods?
Mr. SAMUELThe net amount of revenue derived from the Entertainments Duty during the years 1924–25, 1925–26, and 1926–27 was as follows:
Years. £ 1924–25 6,249,344 1925–26 5,714,476 1926–27 5,729,054 As regards the second part of the question, I regret that, as my right hon. Friend has stated in reply to previous 645W questions, particulars of the total receipts of the Entertainments Duty paid in respect of different kinds of entertainments held in a given period cannot be obtained.