§ 25. Sir ROBERT HAMILTONasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department the total number of articles on which a new Customs duty has been placed in the United Kingdom or an old duty increased since 1924?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Arthur Michael Samuel)I have been asked to reply. It is impossible to state in numerical form the range of individual articles which may be affected by the new or increased Customs duties imposed since 1924, but perhaps the hon. Member will allow me to circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of the new duties imposed and old duties increased since 1924. Several of these duties apply to a great number of articles which cannot be enumerated separately.
§ Sir R. HAMILTONCould not the hon. Gentleman give me the total according to classes?
§ Mr. SAMUELIf the hon. Gentleman will look at the list when it has been published it will give him, I think, the information which he requires. If he does not find it there and will put down another question, I will do my best to get it for him.
§ Mr. HARRISIs the difficulty of giving an answer owing to the fact that the numbers run into several thousands?
§ Mr. SAMUELNo.
§ Captain GARRO-JONESWill the hon. Gentleman say what is the total number of classes on the list he is going to circulate?
§ Mr. SAMUELIt all depends on how they are classified.
§ Following is the list:
§ (a)New Customs duties imposed since 1924.
§ 1925.
§ McKenna Duties:
- Cinema Films
- Clocks and Watches.
- Motor Cars (exemption in favour of commercial vehicles repealed in 1926, and of tyres in 1927).
- Musical Instruments.
- Silk and Artificial Silk.
- Hops.
- Lace and Embroidery.
- Cutlery.
- Gloves.
- Incandescent Mantles.
§ 1926.
- Packing or Wrapping Paper.
- Key Industry Duty extended to cover molybdenum and other rare metals, etc.
§ 1927.
- Translucent Pottery.
§ (b) Old Customs duties increased since 1924.
§ 1927.
- Wine.
- Tobacco.
- Matches.
§ 1926.
- Key Industry Duty increased on certain articles (optical glass, etc.).