§ 9. Mr. REMERasked the Secretary of State for India, if, in the event of any British cloth being re-exported from India by the Foreign Piece Goods Export Company, Limited, the British shippers of these goods will be entitled to a refund of the import duties paid to the Indian Government on the original importation into India?
§ Mr. BENNI would refer the hon. Member to Chapter VI of the Indian Sea Customs Act, of which I am sending him a copy.
§ Mr. REMERMay I ask if the section allows repayment of duties on goods which are being re-exported?
§ Mr. BENNCustoms rebates are a particularly complicated matter and perhaps the hon. Member will study the section in question and then, if necessary, ask a further question.
§ 16. Captain P. MACDONALDasked the Secretary of State for India whether he is now in a position to indicate the attitude of the Government of India upon the question whether the resolution of the Congress party, prohibiting the sale of foreign cloth, is a breach of the Irwin-Gandhi agreement?
§ Mr. BENNI regret that I am not yet in a position to add to the answer which I gave the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Chorley (Mr. Hacking) on the 22nd June.
§ Mr. HACKINGHas the right hon. Gentleman seen this statement in this resolution and also seen the Irwin-Gandhi agreement? Cannot he make up his own mind?
§ Mr. BENNThe right hon. Gentleman appears to be repeating his own question of last week, to which, I have just informed his hon. and gallant Friend, I cannot yet give a reply.
§ Captain MACDONALDThere has been a lot of time since last week to consider this matter.