§ 50. Sir FORTESCUE FLANNERYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications under Section 5 of the Finance Act, 1911, for a reduction of Licence Duty have been received by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise; 28 how many of these applications have been decided upon; how many of them have been granted; and how many refused?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEOne hundred and forty-two applications have been received, of which ten have been granted, seventy-four refused, fifty-four are still undecided, and four have been withdrawn.
§ Sir F. FLANNERYCan the right hon. Gentleman take steps to see that this Clause of the Act is more generally applied in regard to the figures showing how it works?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEI can only consider the cases as they come.
§ Sir F. FLANNERYHaving regard to the small number of applications, will the right hon. Gentleman take steps to see they are fully inquired into?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGECertainly. They have been inquired into very carefully indeed.