HC Deb 24 July 1923 vol 167 cc214-5
39. Lieut.-Colonel HOWARD-BURY

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport whether the Committee on the Taxation of Motor Vehicles, which was originally intended to report in time for the Budget, is likely now to issue its Report in 1923; and what are the reasons for the delay?

Colonel ASHLEY

I certainly hope that the Departmental Committee on the Taxation of Motor Vehicles will be able to report fully before the end of this calendar year. The delay in issuing their Report is due to the complexity and difficulty of the problems which they have to consider. I am satisfied that the Committee have pursued their inquiries with all possible dispatch.