To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many online gambling companies registered in the UK paid gross profits tax on their income from gambling in each year since 2005. (295192)

[holding answer 26 October 2009]: The average number of online gambling companies paying Remote Gaming Duty (which is a gross profit tax) were:

There will also be other online gambling companies not included in Remote Gaming Duty but paying General Betting Duty. However HM Revenue and Customs do not have these data readily available.