§ 9. Mr. T. Johnstonasked the President of the Board of Trade what are the recorded imports of German wines by Great Britain, the British Empire apart from Great Britain, France, and the United States of America, respectively; and whether these wines are trade-marked or otherwise made easily identifiable by consumers?
§ The President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Oliver Stanley)With the right hon. Gentleman's permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT the reply to the first part of the question. I am advised by the trade that the reply to the second part is in the affirmative.
§ Mr. JohnstonCould the right hon. Gentleman indicate whether this is an appropriate avenue through which consumers of these liquors in democratic and humanitarian countries could express their disapproval of recent and current events in Germany?
§ Following is the reply to the first part of the question:
| Table showing the value of wine exported from Germany to (i) the United Kingdom; (ii) the British Empire apart from the United Kingdom; (iii) France, and (iv) the United States, during each of the years 1936 and 1937. | ||
| (Abstracted from the official German trade returns.) | ||
| Countries. | 1936 | 1937. |
| Thousand Reichsmarks. | ||
| United Kingdom | 3,331 | 3,456 |
| Rest of British Empire | 568 | 572 |
| France | 22 | 45 |
| United States | 1,197 | 1945 |
| Mean quoted rate of exchange:— | ||
| 1936—12.35 Reichsmarks to the £ | ||
| 1937—12.32 Reichsmarks to the £ |