§ 35. Mr. DAYasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he has any information to show that smuggling on the South-East Coast of England is 589 on the increase; and whether his Department is taking any active steps for its reduction?
Mr. SAMUELThere are no grounds for thinking that smuggling is on the increase in the area referred to. It would be against the public interest to indicate the measures taken by the Customs authorities to frustrate attempts at smuggling.