§ 53. Captain NORTHasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any inquiry has been conducted by the Treasury into the effect upon employment of the recent increase in the beer duties; and, if not, whether he will cause such an investigation to be made before drawing up the precise terms of the Budget?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe answer to both parts of the question is in the negative, but as I stated in reply to the hon. and gallant Member for Burnley (Rear-Admiral Campbell) on the 18th February I shall have regard to all relevant considerations in this matter.