§ 20. Captain PETER MACDONALDasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether his attention has been called to the fact that, whereas foreign aircraft enjoy freedom from customs duty on fuel taken on board by them in England, British machines purchasing fuel in foreign countries have in many cases to pay the full customs duty imposed on such fuel by the countries concerned; and what steps have been taken by him to draw the attention of such countries to this fact with a view to enabling British machines to obtain fuel free of customs duty in all parts of the world in the same manner as merchant vessels?
§ Sir P. SASSOONYes, Sir; I am aware of the position to which my hon. and gallant Friend refers in the first part of the question. As regards the second part, representations have been made in various quarters and the subject is under examination by the League of Nations.