HC Deb 13 September 1939 vol 351 c630
21. Mr. Jackson

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that in the list of goods, whose imports are prohibited except by licence, apples have been allowed unrestricted entry, while the entry of many other foreign fruits has been prohibited; and whether he can give a reason for this?

The President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Oliver Stanley)

Yes, Sir; the list to which the hon. Member refers was limited to goods on which an immediate restriction of imports was considered necessary.