HC Deb 07 May 1934 vol 289 cc742-3W
Mr. RANKIN

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will recommend to the Colonial Governments under his control the adoption of a Surtax upon all goods brought into their respective countries by foreign ships which are subsidised against our own?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER

I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade on the 1st of May to the hon. Members for Sunderland (Mr. Storey) and East Willesden (Mr. D. G. Somerville).