§ Mr. B. SMITHasked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of blown sheet window-glass which has been imported into this country during the last five years; whether any import duty is charged on this article; and, if so, how much?
§ Mr. D. HACKINGThe imports into the United Kingdom of plate and sheet glass other than polished plate glass, have been as follow in the years 1922 to 1925:
Weight of plate and sheet glass imported. Year. Cwts. 1922 669,844* 1923 637,984* 1924 718,827 1925 930,661 1926 1,173,669 * Imports into Great Britain and Ireland prior to 1st April, 1923, and into Great Britain and Northern Ireland since that date. No information is available as to the amount of blown sheet window-glass in cluded in these totals. No import duties are payable on importation of any kind of sheet glass.