§ Mr. Garro Jonesasked the President of the Board of Trade when the export of aero-engines will become subject to specific licence instead of open general licence; and whether he can undertake that exports will then become classified in a form indicative either of the horse-power or the military value of the engines?
Mr. StanleyIn the absence of special considerations affecting particular countries, it is not proposed to subject the
Estimated Taxation per Head. Country. Year. Currency. Sterling. £ s. d. United Kingdom … … … 1937–8 £17 14s. 5d. 17 14 5 France* … … … 1937 Francs 1,007 9 2 0 Germany†§ … … … 1936–7 Rms. 171 — Italy‡ … … … 1937–8 Lire 432 4 12 0 United States§ … … … 1937–8 Dollars 55 11 2 0 * Net receipts of sinking fund revenues have been taken at the total for 1936. † The external value of the mark being maintained by exchange control and the quoted foreign exchange rate for the mark being largely nominal, it is not practicable to state a fair sterling equivalent. ‡ Including net receipts from Lottery as a tax. § Federal Revenues only.