Customs (Cost of Control and Duty Collected)

HC Deb 05 July 1966 vol 731 cc38-9W

47. Mr. John Smith

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the cost to the Customs of inspecting travellers' baggage; and what is the duty received on undeclared articles as a result of this inspection.

Mr. Diamond

The cost is about £1,450,000 a year. The duty collected (which is not, of course, the only object of the control) is about £1½ million a year; no separate figure is available for undeclared articles.