§ 3. Mr. LUMLEYasked the President of the Board of Trade if he can give any figures to show whether the imports of foreign-made joinery for house building purposes has increased in recent years as compared with pre-war years?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe answer includes a table of figures, and my hon. Friend will perhaps agree to my circulating it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ Value of imports in recent years of builders' woodwork (window-frames, doors, etc.), and of the corresponding imports in years immediately preceding the War:
| Period. | Declared-value of Imports. | ||
| Annual Average. | £ | ||
| 1911–1913 | … | … | 169,000 |
| 1922 | … | … | 235,000 |
| 1923 | … | … | 377,000 |
| 1924 | … | … | 706,000 |
| 1925 | … | … | 1,087,000 |
| 1926 | … | … | 1,430,000 |
§ The official description of the imports whose value for 1911–1913 is shown above, was, "House-frames, Fittings, and Joiners' Work."