HC Deb 30 November 1925 vol 188 cc1812-3
41. Mr. MONTAGUE

asked the President of the Board of Trade the volume and the value of the imports and the exports of brooms and brushes in 1913, 1923, 1924, and the first 10 months of 1925, showing the imports from Germany, Belgium, and Japan, separately?

Mr. SAMUEL

As the answer involves a number of figures, perhaps the hon. Member will permit me to have it circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Captain BENIN

Will the Report of the Committee on Brushes be published before the Finance Bill is introduced, and the recommendations included?

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF BROOMS AND BRUSHES INTO AND FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1913 AND 1923–25.
— 1913. 1923. 1924. 1925 (Jan. to Oct.
(i) Quantities.
Imports consigned from— Dozens. Dozens. Dozens. Dozens.
Germany 686,579 1,890,868 1,855,513 1,455,794
Belgium 500,277 556,571 648,757 669,700
Japan (including Formosa and Japanese leased territories in China). 289,259 674,199 542,698 678,193
Total Imports 1,929,448 3,799,871 3,615,313 3,286,660
Total Re-exports 80,629 112,801 127,654 111,372
Net Imports 1,848,819 3,687,070 3,487,659 3,175,288
Exports of United Kingdom manufacture 560,901 823,901 877,061 763,602
(ii) Declared Value thereof.
Imports consigned from— £ £ £ £
Germany 162,346 285,816 212,822 167,567
Belgium 125,732 101,168 212,750 201,448
Japan (including Formosa and Japanese leased territories in China). 25,986 188,027 132,774 150,309
Total Imports 456,141 868,422 739,438 682,337
Total Re-exports 22,157 32,094 41,720 34,269
Net Imports 433,984 836,328 697,718 648,068
Exports of United Kingdom manufacture 237,312 518,816 532,614 457,454
NOTE.—From 1st April, 1923, the trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the Irish Free State has been included. From the same date the direct foreign trade of the Irish Free State has been excluded.