§ 4. Mr. MANDERasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make with reference to Germany's decision to adopt a two—power standard air policy?
§ Sir J. SIMONNo, Sir. I have no statement to make except that I am not aware that any such decision as the hon. Member asserts in his question to have been arrived at has ever been taken.
§ Mr. MANDERIs not the position at the present moment something very much like that?
§ 43 and 44. Mr. D0BBIEasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) the amount 325 of tungsten imported into Germany from all countries for the years 1933 and 1934, respectively; and whether he will also give the amounts for the first three months of 1935 as compared with the first three months of 1933 and 1934;.
(2) the amount of scrap iron imported into Germany from Great Britain and from all other countries for the years 1933 and 1934 respectively; and whether he will give the amounts for the first three months of 1935, as compared with the first three months of 1933 and 1934?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Dr. Burgin)As the answer is in the form of at abular statement I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
| Statement showing the total quantity of crude tungsten and other metals (as described below) and of scrap and old iron imported into Germany for home consumption during each of the years 1933 and 1934 and the periods January to March, 1933, 1934 and 1935, distinguishing the quantity of the latter recorded as of United Kingdom origin. | ||
| Description and Period. | Total imports into Germany. | Imports from the United Kingdom. |
| Metric tons. | Metric tons. | |
| Chromium, cadmium, tungsten and other base metals and alloys (except iron, aluminium, lead, zinc, tin, nickel, copper and antimony, and alloys thereof), crude or broken, including waste from the working of these metals and alloys— | ||
| Year, 1933 | 1,317 | … |
| 1934 | 2,877 | … |
| January to March, 1933 | 222 | … |
| 1934 | 348 | … |
| 1935 | 490 | … |
| Scrap and old iron (a)— | ||
| Year, 1933 | 347,747 | 39,244 |
| 1934 | 498,712 | 34,635 |
| January to March, 1933 | 139,926 | 12,044 (b) |
| 1934 | 103,929 | 10,278 |
| 1935 | 51,436 | 13,979 |
| (a) Excluding hammer slag, rolling mill waste and grindings, total imports of which were negligible. | ||
| (b) Not including imports, if any, of broken castings from the United Kingdom. Total import of broken castings during this period amounted to 3,376 metric tons. | ||
| Note.—Imports of tungsten are not recorded separately in the German trade returns. |