HC Deb 07 August 1918 vol 109 cc1364-5W
Sir R. COOPER

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of the fact that our farmers have to pay 7s. a stone as a tax to the Government on all wool they sell, whether the same tax is levied on all wool coming from oversea countries?

Mr. FORSTER

In fixing the rates charged to manufacturers for wool issued to them, attention is paid only to the condition, quality, and yield of the wool. British and Colonial wools of similar value are thus issued to manufacturers at the same prices.