§ 20. Colonel NEWMANasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give the total value of motor-cars, and parts of motor-cars, that. have been 228 imported into this country during the current financial year; can he state the number of motor-cars that were imported: of these, how many were imported as chassis only; and how many as fully-equipped motor-cars?
§ Sir P. LLOYD-GREAMEIs the answer contains a table of figures, I will, with the permission of my hon. and gallant Friend, have it circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ It will not be possible to give particulars regarding imports of motor-cars into the United Kingdom in the complete year ending 31st March, 1923, until about the middle of April. I am, accordingly, giving particulars for the 12 Months ended 28th February, 1023, as follows:
| Quantity and declared value of imports registered during the 12 Months ending 28th February, 1923. | ||
| Motor-cars, etc: | Number. | £ |
| Motor touring cars (including cabs) | 15,713 | 2,692,796 |
| Commercial vehicles (including motor omnibuses, motor fire engines, and motor ambulances) | 1,104 | 206,340 |
| Chassis for motor cars | 9,460 | 1,549,439 |
| Other parts of motor-cars (excluding rubber tyres and tubes not imported with complete motor-cars) | Cannot be stated. | 1,843,775 |