§ 80. Mr. Mulleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in view of the cancellation of export orders and unemployment in the industry, he will introduce legislation to exempt from Purchase Tax cutlery, spoons and forks used for household and culinary purposes.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterNo. I do not accept the suggestion that the difficulties of this industry are the result of Purchase Tax; nor could my right hon. Friend deal with this industry in isolation from others whose products are subject to Purchase Tax and who are experiencing what are, I hope, temporary difficulties in export markets.
§ 81. Mr. Mulleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will reclassify, so as to exempt from Purchase Tax, those industrial scissors now subject to tax but until April last exempt under group 13 (6) of the tax schedule.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterNo.