§ 68. Mr. Redmayneasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the receipts from the entertainments tax on speedway racing for the first six months of the financial years 1948, 1949 and 1950.
§ Mr. GaitskellReceipts of Entertainments Duty from speedway racing are not separately recorded. The approximate receipts from racing other than dog racing and horse racing during the six months April to September, inclusive, of the years in question were as follow:
April to September, 1948—£413,000.
April to September, 1949—£513,000.
April to September, 1950—£450,000.