§ 1. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many requests he has received from persons and bodies in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively, to exempt football from the Entertainments Tax; and whether he will accede to these requests.
§ Mr. H. BrookeMy right hon. Friend and I have received a considerable number of individual and corporate representations concerning relief from Entertainments Duty on football. I cannot give the exact number from each part of Great Britain, and indeed, most of the representations were of general rather than local intention. They will all be included, with no geographic preference in the general review of taxation before the Budget.