§ 16. Mr. LENNOX-BOYDasked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the imports of flour have increased from 916,000 cwt. in the first five months of 1932 to 1,349,000 cwt. in the first five-months of 1934, while the average c.i.f. value has fallen by 44 per cent.; and what steps he proposes to take to deal with the situation?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANIf, as I assume, my hon. Friend has in mind imports of wheat meal and flour from foreign countries, I would refer him to the answer I gave to a similar question on the 27th March, to which I have nothing to add.
§ Mr. LENNOX-BOYDIs it not a fact that the greater proportion of imports of flour into this country are bounty fed and are adding materially to the difficulty of the Wheat Commission?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANIf that be so, no doubt it is a question which will be considered by the commission.