Captain BENNasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the views of the Lyons Clamber of Commerce on the new silk duties have been dis- 960W cussed with the French Government in its relation to the settlement of the French debt?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the estimated revenue from the silk duties is estimated to come from silk; and how much from artificial silk?
Mr. GUINNESSThe estimates are:
Full year. 1925–26. £ £ Natural silk … 4,500,000 2,500,000 Artificial silk … 2,500,000 1,500,000 Total … £7,000,000 £4,000,000
§ Mr. HARNEYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer under which category of the financial statement leather gloves trimmed with silk and silk ribbons and laces come; and whether silk piece-goods containing pure or artificial silk come under tissues containing silk and tissues containing artificial silk or under articles not heretofore specified?
Mr. GUINNESSLeather gloves trimmed with silk fall under the category of articles "not heretofore specified "; silk ribbon, silk lace and piece-goods fall under the category of tissues containing silk or artificial silk.