§ 64. Mr. DONNERasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has considered the representations made to him by agricultural interests with reference to the revision of the trade agreement with Canada; and whether he will give an undertaking to consult these interests before the new trade agreements with foreign or Dominion countries are concluded?
| The following table shows the total declared value of merchandise imported into and exported from the United Kingdom in the trade with the Soviet Union, as registered during the undermentioned periods, together with the proportion of re-exports to total exports. | |||||
| Period. | Imports into the United Kingdom consigned from the Soviet Union. | Exports from the United Kingdom consigned to the Soviet Union. | |||
| Produce and manufactures of the United Kingdom. | Imported Merchandise. | Total Exports. | Exports of Imported Merchandise as a proportion of total Exports. | ||
| £'000. | £'000. | £'000. | £'000. | Per cent. | |
| Year: | |||||
| 1934 | 17,327 | 3,640 | 3,905 | 7,546 | 52 |
| 1935 | 21,734 | 3,505 | 6,206 | 9,711 | 64 |
| January-May, 1936. | 4,487 | 1,309 | 4,675 | 5,984 | 78 |
§ Captain CROOKSHANKMy right hon. Friend has received and considered certain representations from agricultural interests concerning trade with Canada. As to the second part of the question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which my right hon. Friend gave to the hon. and gallant Member for Petersfield (Major Dorman-Smith) on 30th June, and to the reply given on 10th February last to the hon. Member for Lincoln (Mr. Liddall) by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture.
§ Mr. DONNERWill an undertaking be given to consult agricultural interests, particularly as industrial and financial interests are consulted before signing any new trade agreements?