§ Mr. H. Hyndasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the receipts from totalisators on horse racecourses in 1952 as compared with each of the five previous years.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeI have been asked to reply. The total amounts staked on horse racecourse totalisators for the years 1947–52 were as follows:
£ 1947 … … … 21,133,774 1948 … … … 26,252,614 1949 … … … 25,874,070 1950 … … … 25,505,192 1951 … … … 25,556,496 1952 … … … 24,934,644