HC Deb 03 May 1901 vol 93 cc598-9
MR. HOLLAND (Yorkshire, W.R., Rotherham)

I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can inform the House what was the last occasion on which a Customs duty was imposed upon an article previously free from Customs taxation.

SIR M. HICKS BEACH

The last occasion on which a Customs duty was imposed upon an article previously free from Customs taxation was the duty of 1d. per pound imposed on cocoa butter by the Finance Act, 1896.