Overseas Visitors (Purchases)

HC Deb 25 July 1969 vol 787 c522W

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he will instruct the immigration officials to inquire of every Dutch visitor whether he has come to Great Britain to do his household shopping and whether this is because of the cheapness of British household goods compared with the prices in France and other Common Market countries; and whether he will publish the results of this questionnaire;

(2) whether he will instruct the immigration officials to inquire of every French visitor whether he has come to Great Britain to do his household shopping and whether this is because of the cheapness of British household goods compared with the prices in France and other Common Market countries; and whether he will publish the results of this questionnaire.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

No.