§ 12. Mr. FOOTasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the dissatisfaction due to the detention by the Customs officials owing to the difficulty of differentiating between cut glassware which is subject to import duty under the Safeguarding of Industries Act; and whether it is the practice to submit specimens of such glassware for decision to competitors of importing firms?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. William Graham)I have been asked to reply. I am not aware either of the dissatisfaction or the difficulty referred to in the first part of the question, but if the hon. Member will furnish me with particulars of any case that he has in mind, I will cause inquiry to be made. As regards the second part of the question, the answer is in the negative.