§ Mr. Charles Morrisonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the revenue from on-course betting duty for each of the last five years with the percentage increase over the previous year; and if he will break down these figures into 1 April to 30 September and 1 October to 31 March for each year, again with percentage increases.
§ Mr. BrookeFollowing is the information:
467W
1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1 April—30 September* (£ million) 9.5 10.6 9.8 11.1 12.1 Change from previous year (percentage) -12.7 +10.6 -7.5 +13.7 +9.1 1 October—31 March* (£million) 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.9 Change from previous year (percentage) + 2.4 -2.6 -0.9 +0.1 +7.1 Financial year* (£million) 17.2 18.0 17.1 18.5 20.0 Change from previous year (percentage) -6.6 +4.8 -4.8 +7.8 +8.3 *These figures include revenue from Totalisators, and have been rounded; the percentage increases have been calculated from the unrounded figures.