§ 2. Colonel WOODCOCKasked the President of the Board of Trade the total value of the imports of lace and embroidery from France during the year 1914 and the last completed year?
§ 13. Mr. MacKENZIE LIVINGSTONEasked the President of the Board of Trade the total quantity of lace imported into this country during 1924 from France; and if he can give figures for the corresponding period of cotton threads exported from this country to France?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERAs the answer contains some figures I will have 1996 it circulated, if the hon. Members do not object, in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ Imports consigned from France:
| — | 1914. | 1924. |
| £ | £ | |
| Cotton lace and plain net and articles thereof (except embroidery). | 832,484 | 1,725,773 |
| Silk lace and mixed (silk and other materials) lace and articles thereof (except embroidery). | 299,407 | 343,236 |
| Embroidery and needlework (except linen embroidery). | 37,441 | 86,708 |
§ Exports consigned to France: The exports of "finished cotton threads" during 1924, consigned to France and registered as manufactured in Great Britain or Northern Ireland, amounted to 215,137 lbs., valued at £75,935.