HC Deb 28 February 1928 vol 214 cc241-3W
Mr. OAKLEY

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the yield of the Betting Duty for November, 1927, December, 1927, and January, 1928; the number of bookmakers' certificates renewed; the number of entry certificates renewed;

or crocheted goods) imported into and exported from the United Kingdom in each of the years 1923 to 1927.

and the number of Inland Revenue officials employed in checking Betting Duty returns at places for which certificates of entry have been issued?

Mr. CHURCHILL

The net revenue derived from betting taxation in the months referred to by my hon. Friend was approximately as follows:

£
November, 1927 368,300
December, 1927 109,700
January,1928 44,100

The numbers of personal and entry certificates issued up to 31st December, 1927, for the year 1927–28 (including renewals, which are not separately recorded) were:

Personal certificates 10,713
Entry certificates 6,576

As regards the last part of the question, the work of checking Betting Duty returns at places for which certificates of entry have been issued is performed by a varying number of officers of Customs and Excise in conjunction with their other duties.