Captain CROOKSHANKasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can give the figures of foreign motor cars imported between the date of his Budget statement and some recent convenient
TOTAL IMPORTS OF MOTOR CARS AND PARTS. — May, 1923. May, 1924.* May, 1925. No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. £ £ £ Touring Cars … … … 2,380 393,029 1,202 192,736 3,540 712,945 Commercial Oars … … … 37 6,292 143 23,765 46 9,645 Chassis … … … 995 177,371 1,271 162,010 1,404 227,473 Other Parts … … … — 282,301 — 363,033 — 260,018 Total … … … — 858,993 — 741,544 — 1,210,081 * NOTE.—After the Budget announcement of 29th April, 1924, that the new Import Duties would expire on 1st August, 1924, the imports of these articles, so far as they came within the scope of the duties, were restricted until the latter date.