§ Mr. Geoffrey Lloydasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the total receipts, for the latest convenient period of one year, from purchase tax on smokers' requisites fitted with safety devices; and what percentage such receipts bear to the estimated £3.8 million loss from serious fires started by smoking materials during 1968.
§ Mr. TaverneReceipts from purchase tax on smokers' requisites in 1968–69 were just over £3 million. It is not possible to sub-divide this figure on the lines requested by the right hon. Member.