§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list by sector the latest figures for the amounts of revenue derived annually, by way of taxation and other revenues, from all forms of gambling in the United Kingdom.
§ Mrs. Gillian Shephard[holding answer 12 December 1991]: In the year ended 31 March 1991 receipts of betting and gaming duties from sectors of the gambling industry were as follows:
£ million Off-course betting 479 Pool betting 303 Casino gaming 57 Gaming machines 98 Bingo 67 Value added tax is also chargeable on the net take of gaming machines and on certain fees paid to participate in bingo. It is not possible to calculate the VAT yield from information on VAT returns.