§ 50. Captain STRICKLANDasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has formed any estimate of the proportion of the loss of £1,300,000 in revenue occasioned by the development in the use of Diesel engines which is attributable to road transport and passenger vehicles?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI regret that information is not available to enable the sum in question to be divided as between the transport of goods and of passengers, which I take it is what my hon. and gallant Friend has in mind.
§ Captain STRICKLANDDoes not my question ask how much of this amount of 1706 revenue was received from road transport and passengers, as against other users of the roads?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI do not quite understand the distinction which my hon. and gallant Friend draws between road transport and passengers.
§ Captain STRICKLANDWhat I want to know is how much of this amount which has been lost to the revenue can be allocated to road use, as distinguished from industrial use?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI am afraid I did not understand clearly what my hon. and gallant Friend had in mind. I thought he was seeking to draw a distinction between road transport and passengers.
§ Captain STRICKLANDIf I put down the question again, will my right hon. Friend be able to give me an answer?