HC Deb 20 February 1951 vol 484 c168W
Mr. Osborne

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the tax respectively from greyhound racing tracks and football pools separately, for September, October and November, 1950.

Mr. Gaitskell

The monthly figures of receipts of pool betting duty from football pools (together with other similar pools included under the same heading) and greyhound race-course totalisators and of bookmakers' licence duty, are as follow:

1950 Pool Betting Duty Book-makers' Licence Duty
Football polls Totalisators
£ £ £
September 1,496,161 554,226 171,368
October 1,747,157 549,226 172,517
November 2,136,884 528,535 177,996