Gambling Machines

Mr. Cox
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the tax revenue raised by his Department during 1998 from gambling on machines in the United Kingdom. [76052]

Mrs. Roche
The receipts from excise duty on amusement machine licences in 1998 were £142 1 million. This figure was published by HM Customs and Excise in their "Receipts for Betting, Gaming and Lottery Duties Bulletin: January 1999", published on 16 February 1999.