HC Deb 08 March 1934 vol 286 cc1999-2000
50. Mr. BURNETT

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of barrels of herring from the autumn 1933 catch that have been purchased by the Russian authorities as a result of the Russian Trade Agreement?

Lieut.-Colonel J. COLVILLE (Secretary, Overseas Trade Department)

So far as I am aware, Soviet buyers have not yet purchased any herring since the conclusion of the Trade Agreement, but I would refer my hon. Friend to the state- ment I made on the subject of herring purchases in the Debate on 1st March.

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