HC Deb 27 November 1934 vol 295 cc648-9
9. Mr. BURNETT

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the increasing imports of manufactured granite from Finland, and to the fact that manufactured granite is being imported at the rate of £19 to £20 per ton, a price with which the home manufacturer cannot compete; and whether he will take these circumstances into account when the commercial agreement with the Government of Finland falls to be reconsidered in 1935?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

Yes, Sir.

Mr. BURNETT

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that Finland is now the chief importing country and that its imports are two-and-a-half times as large as they were 18 months ago?