§ 35. Mr. Lubbockasked the President of the Board of Trade what the percentage of duty to raw material cost would be for an alkyd resin manufactured from wholly imported raw materials and containing 35 per cent. vegetable oil, 42 per cent. phthalic anhydride and 23 per cent. pentaerythritol; what the percentage duty would be if the proportions of the raw materials were, respectively, 70 per cent., 22 per cent., and 8 per cent.; and what is the percentage duty on imported solid alkyds.
§ Mr. GreenWithout knowing the landed cost of the raw materials concerned, the details requested cannot be calculated.
§ Mr. LubbockDoes the hon. Gentleman appreciate that foreign producers of alkyd resins are in a very advantageous position relative to British manufacturers because of the astronomical rates of duty on the raw materials concerned? Does he not, therefore, agree that it would be a big mistake to impose the recent anti-dumping duty Order? Will he try to appreciate that the home producers of alkyd resins cannot understand his persistent failure to consider the position?