§ Mr. P. Thomasasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost to the Exchequer if cinemas which are now paying Entertainments Duty, with gross takings of not more than £150 per week, and not more than 400 seats, were exempt from Entertainments Duty.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe cost is conjectural, because it would depend on the extent to which other cinemas might find it profitable to adjust seating capacity or weekly takings to come within those limits, but it would probably be between £1 million and £2 million a year.