§ Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether in view of the need to encourage foreign tourists, he will arrange for Customs inspection to take place on boat trains, as is done in France, to avoid undue inconvenienece and delay to passengers at ports.
§ Mr. JayI cannot accept the suggestion that Customs' examination causes undue inconvenience and delay at ports. I am satisfied that the authorities concerned take all practicable measures to keep the time needed for passengers to pass through the controls to the minimum consistent with efficiency, and there is general agreement amongst those responsible that the controls could not be effectively carried out on boat-trains during running time.