§ 27. Mr. Marplesasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will remove temporarily the import duty on those steel reinforcing bars which are specially imported for use on the building work of the defence programme.
§ Sir H. ShawcrossI am always prepared to consider applications for adjustment or removal of import duties with a view to making appropriate recommendations to my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer. In general, however, there are no powers under existing legislation to make variations in duties on iron and steel goods imported by particular firms or for particular purposes.