§ Sir JOHN ROLLESTONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in order to enable wholesale traders under Section 46 of The Finance (1909–10) Act, 1937 1910, to come to some equitable and satisfactory arrangement with licensees who are tied or under any obligation to such traders in regard to the supply of liquors, and to avoid the expense, inconvenience, and delay which must result from sending many thousands of cases to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise for their determination of the proportion of the increase of the Licence Duty recoverable, and also to relieve the existing uncertainty and make it practicable for licensees to be parties to an agreement as contemplated in the Section, he will give the necessary instructions for the issue by the Commissioners without delay of rules or instructions which will clearly indicate upon what basis the Commissioners intend to act?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for the Darwen Division of Lancashire on 20th June.