HC Deb 05 May 1925 vol 183 c728
3. Mr. TREVELYAN THOMSON

asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount and value of Germany's internal and export trade in 1913-14 and at the present time?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE LISTER

I would refer the hon. Member to the answer given yesterday to his question relating to the internal and export trade of the chief industrial countries of Europe.

Mr. THOMSON

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that there were no figures given in that reply? Is it not possible to give the limited information asked for in this question?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER

Yesterday my hon. Friend referred the hon. Member to the very full tables prepared by the League of Nations. These are the only available complete tables that exist, and they are more complete than the ones we publish every three months. I cannot give the information asked for in this question, because the League of Nations' figures do not give the volume but only the—

Colonel GRETTON

Are we to understand that the Government have no information of this kind, and have to refer to the League of Nations?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE LISTER

No. We have a good deal of information, but I thought it would be waste of money if we did not make use of the fullest figures supplied by the League of Nations.