§ Mr. John Pageasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of a recent judicial decision that Import Duty should be levied upon the estimated trade price of imported goods rather than upon the retail price, whether he has yet issued fresh instructions to Customs Officers at ports and airports to this effect; and whether he will send a copy of these instructions to the hon. Member for Harrow, West.
§ Mr. DiamondInstructions to Customs Officers naturally conform with the law and they have been aligned with the recent decision referred to. As regards the second part of the Question, it is not the practice to disclose departmental instructions.