HC Deb 05 November 1929 vol 231 c834
52. Mr. HANNON

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total revenue received from the Safeguarding Duties, the McKenna Duties and the Silk Duties during the six months ended 30th September, 1929?

Mr. SNOWDEN

The approximate net receipts from the Safeguarding, McKenna and Silk Duties during the six months ended 30th September, 1929, were £6,484,000.

Mr. HANNON

Having regard to the intense anxiety of the Chancellor in relation to public finance, will he tell the House whether, in view of these figures, he is still prepared to carry out the policy he announced to the House recently?

Mr. SNOWDEN

I am sorry to have to ask the hon. Member to restrain his impatience for the next six months.