HC Deb 27 May 1965 vol 713 c120W
Mr. Woodhouse

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost to the Exchequer of abolishing the licence fee for dogs.

Mr. MacDermot

The gross revenue from the dog licence fee in 1963–64 was £992,015 in England and Wales, where proceeds acrue to local authorities, and £75,647 in Scotland, where they accrue to the Exchequer. The loss on abolition of the fee would be of this order, though there would be some offsetting savings on costs of administration.