HC Deb 28 June 1938 vol 337 c1696
56. Mr. Chorlton

asked the President of the Board of Trade the total imports of foodstuffs into the ports of Lancashire and what proportion they bear to the total imports of the country?

Mr. Stanley

During 1936 the value of food and drink (including living animals for food and feeding stuffs for animals) imported at ports in Lancashire amounted to £71,000,000, almost one-fifth of the total value of such imports into the United Kingdom. The proportion was the same in the previous two years; figures for 1937 are not yet available.

Mr. Chorlton

Can my right hon. Friend say what amount of foodstuffs there is in the county?

Mr. Stanley

Not without notice.