§ 46. Mr. ANSTRUTHER-GRAYasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what is the percentage by which the personnel of the Customs Department in Northern Ireland has been increased in order to cope with the smuggling of livestock from the Irish Free State?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAI would refer my hon. Friend to the replies which I gave on 8th May to the questions on this subject by the hon. and gallant Member for Wycombe (Sir A. Knox).
§ Mr. ANSTRUTHER-GRAYCan the right hon. Gentleman give some information that will reassure the House that the steps taken by the Customs to prevent this smuggling are really effective?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAIt may have escaped the hon. Member's notice that there are Clauses in the Finance Bill which will considerably strengthen the hands of His Majesty's Government.