§ Mr. Coldrickasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will now give further consideration to the possibility of removing Purchase Tax at 173W present payable on both electric and gas geysers, having in mind the new food hygiene regulations which are likely to require all shopkeepers to provide constant hot water for their assistants.
§ Mr. H. BrookeMy right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer will bear this point in mind, but it could not be regarded as a conclusive reason for exempting these appliances from tax.