asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list in the Official Report the gross yield of all taxes on gambling in each financial year in the period April 1974 to March 1978 and an estimate of 1978–79, all figures at constant 1977 prices.

I assume that by gross yield my hon. Friend means net receipts without deduction of administration expenses. The information is:

				£million
1974–75	…	…	…	382
1975–76	…	…	…	340
1976–77	…	…	…	317
1977–78	…	…	…	313
1978–79 (estimate)	…	…	…	315

There is no special price index for betting and gaming,. and conversion to average 1977 prices has been made using the retail price index (all items).