§ Mr. Holtasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can give the total yield of the on-course betting duty on horse-racing and greyhound racing, respectively, for the past three years; and what has been the appropriate cost of collection in each case.
§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 15 May 1984, c. 109–10]: I regret that the figures of net receipts from on-course betting shown in that reply were incorrect as receipts in respect of totalisator bets were omitted. The corrected figures are
Year £ million 1981 17.2 1982 17.7 1983 17.2 This correction does not affect the other information in my reply.