10. Lieut.-Commander Hutchisonasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total amount of Purchase Tax to date that has been refunded to members of the Crafts Centre of Great Britain; and how much of this sum has been repaid to craftsmen in Scotland.
§ Mr. H. WilsonThe hon. and gallant Member presumably has in mind the scheme described to the House by my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 30th July and 19th November, 1948. I understand that total payments under this scheme since its inception on 1st October, 1948, amount to £901. As regards the second part of the Question, I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Sir B. Neven-Spence) on 8th February.