§ 16. Mr. GRAHAM WHITEasked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been drawn to the imposition of a tonnage tax on goods carried by ships between Spain and the rest of the world; whether the tax applies equally to the ships of all nationalities; and if it is in accordance with existing commercial treaties?
Mr. WEBBThe answer to the first two parts of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the third part, I would refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Prime Minister to the hon. and gallant Member for the Scarborough and Whitby Division (Captain S. Herbert), of which I am sending him a copy.