HC Deb 14 July 1936 vol 314 c1865
62. Mr. LECKIE

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that direct remittances to Turkey in payment of imports from that country into Great Britain, as well as indirect shipments from Turkey to this country via France, have deprived British exporters of large sums which would otherwise have been available for payment

The following table shows the estimated total trade of British Oversea Countries, during the year 1935, distinguishing trade with the United Kingdom and Foreign Countries.
— Imports. Exports of Domestic Produce. Re-exports.
£ million. £ million. £ million.
Total … … … 657 576 71
of which from or to:—
United Kingdom … … … 224 255 7
Foreign Countries … … … 327 250 47
Notes.—Returns of trade in 1935 for certain British Countries are not yet available. In these cases, and in other cases where the trade returns do not distinguish between exports of domestic produce and re-exports, the figures have been estimated on the basis of available information.
The figures are inclusive of the trade of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.