HC Deb 19 May 1924 vol 173 cc1848-51W
Mr. LAMBERT

asked the President of the Board of Trade what were the numbers and value of the imports and exports of motor-cars and chassis subject to import duties for the years 1921, 1922 and 1923, respectively, together with similar figures for 1911, 1912 and 1913?

Mr. GRAHAM

There were no import duties on motor-cars in the years 1911, 1912 or 1913, but the complete figures as to imports, exports and re-exports of complete motor-cars and chassis during each of the six years in question are given in the table appended.

Motor Curs and Motor Car Chassis.
— 1911. 1912. 1913. 1921. 1922. 1923.*
No. Value £ No. Value £ No. Value £ No. Value £ No. Value £ No. Value £
(a) Imports—
Motor cars complete:
Touring cars (incl. cabs) not exempt from duty. 6,778 1,717,983 7,373 1,826,678 6,820 1,738,462 5,137 1,293,959 13,340 2,323,083 16,428 2,708,730
Commercial vehicles, etc., exempt from duty. 2,260 511,364 975 191,315 771 141,419
Motor car chassis:
Not exempt from duty 6,672 1,723,889 7,518 1,901,829 7,958 1,894,465 3,136 742,702 6,977 1,221,365 7,699 1,067,061
Exempt from duty 933 346,224 1,540 305,326 4,928 661,267
(b) Re-exports of Foreign and Colonial Manufacture—
Motor cars complete:
Touring cars (inch cabs) not exempt from duty. 1,047 308,569 1,099 358,204 1,239 351,554 812 388,571 348 135,198 1,999 352,942
Commercial vehicles, etc., exempt from duty 1,163 419,789 58 16,657 573 87,562
Motor car chassis:
Not exempt from duty 494 152,735 628 174,787 546 144,662 312 84,262 30 7,561 61 15,221
Exempt from duty 62 28,203 44 14,604 88 24,652
(c) Exports of Manufactures of United Kingdom—
Motor cars complete:
Touring cars (incl. cabs) 4,536 1,804,419 5,277 2,023,715 7,595 2,396,369 1,966 1,639,186 1,338 827,685 3,256 1,203,963
Commercial vehicles, etc. 755 686,425 596 473,330 976 663,137
Motor car chassis 735 296,689 1,180 437,224 1,234 465,283 1,041 957,253 1,107 654,610 2,022 976,621
* As from 1st April, 1923, the figures relate to Great Britain and Northern Ireland only.

Mr. REMER

asked the President of the Board of Trade what are the wages paid to skilled engineers at the Citroen works in France and the Fiat works in Italy?

Mr. LUNN

I regret that there is no information in my Department on the point raised by the hon. Member, but inquiries are being made from our commercial representatives in both France and Italy, and as soon as I am in a position to do so, I will communicate further with the hon. Member.