§ 57. Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Agriculture the quantities of cherries, currants gooseberries, grapes (hot-house), plums, and strawberries imported for the first four months of the present year and the total quantities produced in this country for the last 12 months?
§ Sir J. GILMOURAs the reply contains a table of statistics, I propose, with permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. HARRISAs this matter is coming up for discussion to-day, could we not have the figures now?
§ Sir J. GILMOURIt is a considerable list, and I am quite prepared to let the hon. Member see it.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The following statement shows the Home Production in England and Wales during 1930, and the Imports into the United Kingdom during the first four months of 1931, of certain descriptions of fruit.
| Description. | Home Production in England and Wales in 1930.* | Imports into the United Kingdom (first 4 months, 1931). |
| Cwts. | Cwts. | |
| Cherries | 405,300 | Nil |
| Currants | 349,700 | Nil |
| Gooseberries | 851,800 | Nil |
| Grapes (hot-house) | 13,400† | 15,500‡ |
| Plums | 2,427,000 | 32,163 |
| Strawberries | 379,100 | 5 |
| * Estimates for 1931 are not yet available. | ||
| † In respect of the Census Year, 1925. No later figures available. | ||
| ‡ Approximate. |