§ Mr. F. GRAYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the Commissioners of Customs and Excise have ruled that, in respect of musical competitions to which the public are admitted, Entertainments Duty is not payable on the ground of the educational nature of the competition unless a proportion of the competitions permit competitors to make their own choice of subjects to be performed; and whether, since there is no sound foundation for this exception, steps will be taken to reverse this ruling?
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§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI am informed that the Commissioners of Customs and Excise have given no such ruling. The answer to the second part of the question does not, therefore, arise.