§ 36. Mr. T. SMITHasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the amount of duty paid on potatoes and tomatoes during 1934, and comparable figures for 1932 and 1933?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Duff Cooper)As the reply contains a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The approximate amounts of duty collected on potatoes and fresh tomatoes 185 during each of the calendar years 1932, 1933 and 1934 were as follow:
| 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Potatoes | 354,000 | 424,000 | 338,000 |
| Fresh Tomatoes | 391,000 | 298,000 | 312,000 |
§ 35. Mr. T. SMITH (for Mr. PALING)asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the amount of duty paid on all classes of food imported into this country during the past 12 months and comparable figures for the previous year.
§ Mr. COOPERThe approximate amount of Customs duties collected on foodstuffs, including feeding stuffs for animals (which cannot be separately distinguished) and tea, coffee and cocoa was £32,351,000 during the calendar year 1933, and £32,590,000 during the calendar year 1934.
§ Mr. LYONSIs it not a fact that there is an ample supply of food from home and Imperial sources free from any taxation whatever?