§ Colonel CLIFTON BROWNasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has received any representations from the dry cleaning industry regarding the tax which falls on the spirit used solely for dry cleaning on the ground that it cannot be differentiated from motor spirit; and if he proposes to adjust this matter?
§ Mr. P. SNOWDENThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. With regard to the second part, I would remind the hon. and gallant Member that it was an integral part of the plan of the tax, as introduced by my predecessor, that it should apply to all uses of hydrocarbon oils of a specified standard, whether for road purposes or otherwise, and I know of no reason for making a special exception in this instance.