§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN (Worcestershire, E.)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the amounts contributed annually by the railways of the United Kingdom to the Exchequer and to local rates respectively.
§ (Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) I am unable to give the specific information desired by the right hon. Member in regard to contributions by British railways. I may, however, say that the amount of railway passenger duty received in 1907–8 was—
| £ | |
| For England | 321,684 |
| For Scotland | 23,377 |
| Total | £345,061 |