HC Deb 20 November 1951 vol 494 cc24-5W
Mr. Lewis

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set up a committee of investigation to fully examine the present system of Entertainments Duty, with a view to alleviating the present penal taxation on the sport of speedway racing.

Mr. R. A. Butler

The hon. Member will recall that in the course of the debates on the last Finance Bill my predecessor undertook to have the structure of the Entertainments Duty reviewed before the next Budget. That review is in train. Representations about speedway racing made by the controlling body will, in common with other representations, receive full consideration.