§ Mr. B. S. STRAUSasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the concessions to on-licence holders in Ireland, he 579W will consider the desirability of giving to on-licence holders in London conditions more favourable than those offered by the Finance Bill?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEIt is proposed to move Amendments to the First Schedule of the Bill, giving to the occupiers of licensed premises of over £500 a year annual value the option of being taxed at the rate of one-third of their compensation value, subject to a minimum. This provision, which will have no appreciable effect in Ireland, since the number of such licensed houses there is very small, is calculated to form a very substantial concession in the case of London.