§ Mr. FRANCEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider granting some relief in duty to those free licence holders who are paying, under lease, a heavy rent, and are consequently heavily assessed; and who have no power to pass any part of the duty on to the landlord who obtains the advantage of the licence in increased rent?
§ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (Mr. Lloyd George)The difficulty is to draw a satisfactory distinction between the different classes of free licence holders, and I am afraid I could not undertake to grant relief in respect of all holders of free licences.