48. Mr. H. D. Hughesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of British currency earned and exported by U.S. cinema performers in this country in the financial year 1946–47 and during the current financial year; and the comparable figures of dollars earned by British stars in the U.S.A.
§ Mr. DaltonEighty-five thousand pounds for 1946–47 and £83,000 up to 10th July last. Cost of travel and expenditure here must be deducted. I have no figures for comparable dollar earnings.