§ 74. Mr. Mathewasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now in a position to furnish an analysis of the figure of 221 net closures of cinemas in the year ended 31st March, 1957, to show how many were small cinemas, with a capacity of 400 seats or less; and how many of these were exempt from entertainments duty.
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§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftThe figure of 221 net closures of cinemas in the year ended 31st March, 1957, was made up as follows:
Seating 400 or less Seating over 400 Total Duty paying Exempt Duty paying Exempt Closed 31 8 201 232 8 Reopened 2 2 15 17 2 Net closures 29 6 186 215 6 221