§ Mr. Gorstasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what evidence he has received that the amusement trades industry has been adversely affected by the introduction of the gaming machine licence duty in 1969.
§ Mr. HigginsRepresentations against the gaming machine licence duty were received from interested persons and trade associations in the pre-Budget and Finance Bill period this year. The yield of the duty has, however, shown no sign of declining.
§ Mr. Gorstasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he estimates is the proportion of gaming machines that has been converted to 1p since decimalisation: 475W what proportion has been converted to 2p; and what steps he is taking to obtain such information on a regular basis.
§ Mr. HigginsThe operation and yield of the gaming machine licence duty are kept under continuous review, but detailed information on machine conversions is unlikely to be available except perhaps from trade sources.
§ Mr. Gorstasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much purchase tax has been collected in respect of gaming and amusement machines during 1970–71, and during each of the five years prior to 1970–71.
§ Mr. HigginsThis information is not available.