HC Deb 28 October 1976 vol 918 c362W
Sir B. Rhys Williams

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is currently the net weekly expenditure in Great Britain on betting; and what is currently the net weekly cost of paying family allowances.

Mr. Denzil Davies

In the second quarter of 1976, the latest date for which information is available, the estimated net weekly expenditure in the United Kingdom on betting and gaming was approximately £12½ million and the net weekly cost of family allowances—gross payments less tax recovery and clawbackwas approximately £5½ million.