§ 1. Mr. HANNONasked the Undersecretary of State for India, whether he 2 can state the figures for the past 10 months of the current year of imports of British manufactured goods into India; the corresponding figures for the years 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1924; the total amount of Indian loans raised in London since 1921; and the total amount of the Indian debt to Great Britain at the end of October, 1925.
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Earl Winterton)As the reply consists largely of figures, I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The total value of private merchandise imported from the United Kingdom into India during the first 10 months of each of the following years was:
| Rupees. | |
| 1921 | 132,03,72,398 |
| 1922 | 120,83,37,774 |
| 1923 | 110,00,73,689 |
| 1924 | 112,35,40,370 |
| 1925 | 101,03,29,760 |
§ The monthly returns do not distinguish between manufactured and unmanufactured goods, but the unmanufactured goods imported into India from the United Kingdom invariably form a very small proportion of the total imports from the United Kingdom.
§ The nominal value of India sterling loans raised by Government since 1921 is £70,000,000.
3§ The total amount of Indian Government sterling debt at the end of October, 1925, is £324,457,000 exclusive of approximately £18,800,000 British War Loan, being the balance of the, liability taken over by India in connection with her contribution to the cost of the War.