HC Deb 26 February 1906 vol 152 c781
SIR HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield Central)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to a new Russian tariff about to be enforced increasing still further the duties against British goods, now averaging some 131 per cent. ad valorem; and if His Majesty's Government proposes to take any action in the matter.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. LLOYD-GEORGE, Carnarvon) Boroughs

Representations as to the probable effect of the new Russian tariff on British export trade have been addressed to the Russian Government.

MR. CHIOZZA MONEY (Paddington, N.)

Is it not the case that the new Russian tariff will fall not merely on British goods but on the goods of all foreign countries?

MR. LLOYD-GEORGE

I believe that is so.