HC Deb 14 April 1927 vol 205 c559W
Sir H. BRITTAIN

asked the President of the Board of Trade the reason why gyroscopic compasses have been included under the provisions of the Key Industries Act when entirely British-made instruments are sold at a considerably lower figure than apparatus of foreign origin?

Sir B. CHADWICK

The Safeguarding of Industries Act, 1921, as amended and extended by the Finance Act, 1926, imposes a duty on all scientific instruments, and gyroscopic compasses are subject to duty as falling within that category.