§ 54. Major Mott-Radclyffeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is prepared to admit into the United Kingdom, free of duty or Purchase Tax, gifts of second-hand or shop-soiled clothing from overseas, provided that these are earmarked for bona fide charities.
§ Sir S. CrippsGifts of clothing, whether new or secondhand, for free distribution, consigned to bona fide charitable organisations approved for the purpose by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise are already admitted free of duty and Purchase Tax.
§ Major Mott-RadclyffeIs the right hon. and learned Gentleman aware that on a number of occasions charities have had to refuse offers of gifts of clothing from overseas where the clothing contained silk, or artificial silk, because the Purchase Tax of 16⅔ per cent. rendered the offer unacceptable?
§ Sir S. CrippsIf the hon. and gallant Member will send to me the cases he has in mind I will have them looked into.
§ Colonel Gomme-DuncanWould that apply to individuals to whom parcels are addressed, when they are working for organisations and the parcels are addressed to the individual, and not to the organisation?
§ Sir S. CrippsPerhaps the hon. and gallant Member will put that question on the Paper.