HC Deb 27 June 1939 vol 349 cc187-8
14. Mr. Day

asked the President of the Board of Trade the declared value of merchandise imported into the United Kingdom and consigned from Japan for the 12 months ended the last convenient date?

Mr. Stanley

During the 12 months ended March, 1939, the total declared value of merchandise imported into the United Kingdom and registered as consigned from Japan, including Formosa, was £9,009,000.

Mr. Day

How does this figure compare with that for the previous 12 months?

Mr. Stanley

I think it is a little down on the previous 12 months, and very much down on the figure for the 12 months before that.

Sir Herbert Williams

Can the right hon. Gentleman say how much was exported to Japan in the same period?

Mr. Stanley

Not without notice.

Mr. Kirkwood

Is it possible to inform the House to which party the individuals who are importing these goods from Japan belong— whether it is the Tory party or the Socialist party?

Mr. Stanley

I can tell the hon. Gentleman that one of the purchasers of Japanese salmon is the Co-operative Society.

Mr. Kirkwood

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that reply.