§ Mr. Templeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the sum of money collected annually by reason of the Purchase Tax on sports equipment; and if separate figures are available for the tax collected on football and cricket sports gear.
§ Mr. PowellI regret that this information is not available.
§ Sir A. Bossomasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider remitting purchase tax on the newly available product marketed by Imperial Chemical Industries for the treatment of lungworm disease in cattle, known as husk, as this product is of use to farmers 226W in controlling the disease, for which no other product is available.
§ Mr. PowellAn application for the inclusion of this product in the list of drugs and medicines which are exempt from Purchase Tax has recently been submitted by the manufacturers and by the National Farmers' Union and is under consideration.