§ Mr. LawrenceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the rates of levy for football pools and the amount received by the Consolidated Fund, in 1991 prices, for each year since 1961.
§ Mrs. Gillian Shephard[holding answer on 19 December 1991]: The table gives the rate of pool betting duty and the amount paid to the Exchequer between 1961 and 1991. All figures are approximately indexed to 1991 prices.
Amount paid Duty rates (£'000s) per cent 1961–62 371,255 30 1962–63 295,347 33 1963–64 309,418 33 1964–65 292,940 331 252 1965–66 289,592 25 1966–67 293,494 25 1967–68 276,346 25 1968–69 314,464 253 33⅓4 1969–70 349,898 33⅓ 1970–71 320,068 33⅓ 1971–72 400,977 33⅓ 1972–73 417,410 33⅓ 1973–74 393,714 33⅓ 1974–75 407,398 40 1975–76 353,823 40 1976–77 332,827 40 1977–78 317,320 40 1978–79 309,207 40 1979–80 307,001 40 1980–81 304,562 40 1981–82 306,240 40 1982–83 323,811 42½ 1983–84 318,092 42½ 1984–85 322,085 42½ 1985–86 328,178 42½ 1986–87 343,698 42½ 1987–88 360,045 42½ 1988–89 342,061 42½ 1989–90 345,577 42½ 1990–91 315,256 40 1991–92 (n.a.) 37½ 1 To 2 August 1964. 2 From 3 August 1964. 3 To 24 March 1968. 4 From 25 March 1968.