Cinema Attendances

Mr. H. Wilson
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for each quarter of the financial year 1953–54, the figure of cinema attendances, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding quarters in the financial years 1952–53 and 1951–52, respectively.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter
The figures, which relate to dutiable admissions only, are as follow: --------------------------------------------
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|First Quarter                             |
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|Second Quarter                            |
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|Third Quarter                             |
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|Fourth Quarter (January and February only)|
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