§ 33. Mr. MANDERasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the amount paid by British subjects visiting the 25 United States in the way of visa fees annually; and the relation which this sum bears to the amount charged to Americans visiting this country on account of visa fees?
Mr. A. HENDERSONNo figures are available as to the amount paid annually in visa fees by British subjects visiting the United States, but, according to the last annual report of the United States Secretary of Labour in my possession, 23,197 visitors from the United Kingdom were admitted to the United States in the United States fiscal year 1927–28. The majority of these persons would have paid a fee of 10 dollars, though a few may have been in transit. For the year 1928, the fees collected for visas issued to United States citizens visiting this country amounted to about £170,000.
§ Mr. MANDERDoes not the right hon. Gentleman think that this is a case for mutual cancellation of visa fees in both countries?
Mr. HENDERSONI have already stated to the House that for financial reasons we could not do it at present.