§ 2. Mr. HERBERT WILLIAMSasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that our imports from Denmark last year were greater than those from any other European country except. France, whereas our exports to Denmark were less than a third of our imports from that country; and whether he has received any reports as to the reason why we fail to find a better market in a country of which we are such an excellent customer?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERI am aware of the large sum which is represented by our imports from Denmark, imports which consist almost exclusively of food products of animal origin. The imports into Denmark from all sources include considerable amounts of foodstuffs, fodder material and industrial raw materials which we are not in a posi- 203 tion to supply from our own production. I do not think that a special inquiry is necessary.