§ Mr. Neil Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his reply to the lion. Member for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Mr. Foulkes) Official Report, 3 November, c. 450, in view of the large number of applications he has received for designation as free ports, if he will increase the number projected.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe Government intend to designate free ports on an experimental basis at a limited number of locations so as to test the value of such facilities in practice. The precise number has not yet been determined.