Oral Answers to Questions — Safeguarding of Industries Act. – in the House of Commons at on 25 July 1922.
Mr James Kiley
, Stepney Whitechapel and St George's
asked the Chancellor of the exchequer if he can give details of the commodities imported from Germany upon which the sum of £107,000 has been collected under the Safeguarding of Industries Act; and can he also give similar details concerning the £46,000 duty collected on imports from the United States and the £35,000 from France?
Sir Robert Horne
, Glasgow Hillhead
The information desired cannot be obtained without considerable labour and consequent expense, which I regret I am unable to sanction.
The chancellor of the exchequer is the government's chief financial minister and as such is responsible for raising government revenue through taxation or borrowing and for controlling overall government spending.
The chancellor's plans for the economy are delivered to the House of Commons every year in the Budget speech.
The chancellor is the most senior figure at the Treasury, even though the prime minister holds an additional title of 'First Lord of the Treasury'. He normally resides at Number 11 Downing Street.
