§ Mr. THORNE (West Ham, S.)To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the Great Western Railway Company make separate returns, when claiming exemption from passenger duty, as to the amount of fares received for journeys on which they do not permit bicycles to accompany passengers as luggage, although an extra charge is paid.
(Answered by Mr. Runciman.) The company makes a monthly return to the Board of Inland Revenue of the amount received for the conveyance of passengers. No return is made in respect of money received by the company for the carriage of bicycles.
§ Mr. THORNETo ask the President of the Board of Trade, what the total amount of passenger duty paid by the Great Western Railway Company amounted to last year; and what the total amount of passenger duty amounted to in England and Wales, in Scotland, and in Ireland, respectively.
(Answered by Mr. Runciman.) The Great Western Railway Company paid £51,033 17s. 8d. in respect of passenger duty for the last financial year. The total duty paid in England and Wales for the same period was £332,929 and in Scotland £23,713. The railway passenger duty does not extend to Ireland.