HC Deb 27 October 1932 vol 269 cc1155-6
70. Mr. LYONS

asked the Secretary to the Treasury the amount of duty received in connection with the importa- tion of foreign typewriters into this country for the period January to September, 1932, inclusive, and the number of machines covered thereby?

The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hore-Belisha)

The amount of duty paid on imported typewriters during the period January to September, 1932, was £14,546. I am unable to state the number of imported typewriters on which this duty was paid as the revenue statistics relate only to value.

Mr. LYONS

Does the figure which the Financial Secretary has given include any foreign-made machines that have come into this country from Canada?5

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

I have included all machines which are subject to duty.

Mr. LYONS

Are not all foreign machines subject to duty from whatever source they come?