HC Deb 02 March 1933 vol 275 cc563-5W
Lieut.-Colonel MOORE

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the heavy importations of foreign

school pupils which have been approved in Yorkshire by the Board of Education as a result of Circular 1421, giving the actual figures in each case?

Mr. RAMSBOTHAN:

The following table gives the particulars for which my hon. Friend asks.

potatoes, which occurred in the months of June and July last year, he intends to take any action to ensure that the tariff on imported potatoes shall, during the present year, be maintained until the end of August at least?

Major ELLIOT:

The duty of 4s. 8d. per cwt. on imported foreign early potatoes will be replaced by a duty of £1 per ton on 1st July. As my hon. and gallant Friend is aware, the question of recommending any additional duty is one for the Import Duties Advisory Committee, which has announced in the Press this morning that an application for an additional duty on potatoes is at present under consideration.