§ 6. Mr. REMERasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give the figures covering the value of the importation of German-manufactured goods for the first 10 months of 1912, 1913, 1919, and 1920?
§ Sir R. HORNEThe value of articles wholly or mainly manufactured registered as consigned from Germany and imported into the United Kingdom during the first nine months of the years specified was approximately as follows:
| £ | |
| 1912 | 36,400,000 |
| 1913 | 41,000,000 |
| 1919 | 43,000 |
| 1920 | 17,191,000 |
§ The figures for 1912 and 1913 are estimates based on annual totals, and during 1919 trade was permitted only as from 12th July.
§ Mr. REMERCan the right hon. Gentleman really say, in view of these figures, that German imports are in finitesimal?
§ Sir R. HORNEI did not say imports from Germany are infinitesimal. I said with regard to silk goods they are infinitesimal. I think the figures I have just given show at least that the imports at present do not approach what they were before the War.
§ Mr. SHORTHave the exports from this country to Germany during the years mentioned exceeded to a large extent the imports from Germany to this country?
§ Sir R. HORNEI really cannot carry all the figures in my head. I am afraid the hon. Member will have to put down a question on the subject.
§ Mr. T. P. O'CONNORIs it not a fact that the commerce between England and Germany is very much below the commerce between England and Ireland?
§ 7. Mr. REMERasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value of imported foreign manufactured goods in each month of this year; and whether he can at the same time quote the number of unemployed on the last day of each month?
§ Sir R. HORNEThe answer will involve a statistical table, and, with the hon. Member's permission, I will have this published in the OFFICIAL REPORT.