HC Deb 16 February 1967 vol 741 c168W
Mr. Hale

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer through how many ports woven cotton or man-made fibre cloth is being imported; and at how many of such ports there are now available facilities for adequately testing the proportions so as to correctly assess the liability for duty.

Mr. MacDermot

Woven cotton or man-made fibre cloth is imported through a large number of ports. At all of them, normal Customs control includes selective sampling; beyond that, tests are conducted centrally in the Laboratories of the Government Chemist.