§ 31. Mr. Alportasked the President of the Board of Trade what quantities of fruit juices and sugared fruits it is intended to import during the next 12 months; and how these quantities compare with imports during 1951.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food (Dr. Charles Hill)I have been asked to reply.
I cannot make an estimate. These commodities are imported from the sterling area by private traders under open general licence and from other countries under licences which limit the value and not the quantity imported. Imports from all sources during 1951 were just over seven million gallons of fruit juices and 170,000 cwt. of sugared fruits.