HC Deb 17 April 1951 vol 486 cc146-7W
47. Mr. Dodds

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the amounts of tax collected since the beginning of the year from greyhound bookmakers and totalisators installed on greyhound tracks; and the comparable figures for 1950.

Mr. Gaitskell

The figures of receipts of Pool Betting Duty from greyhound racecourse totalisators and of Bookmakers' Licence Duty during January and February, 1951, and comparable figures for 1950, are as follow:

Pool Betting Duty from Greyhound Totalisators Bookmakers' Licence Duty
1950 1951 1950 1951
£ £ £ £
January 542,097 406,318 183,416 134,578
February 475,644 437,975 168,764 136,810

I regret that the figures for March, 1951, are not yet available.