§ 25. Mr. Crouchasked the President of the Board of Trade how much unrationed cheese has been imported, under licence, during each of the last three years; and what was its declared importation value.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftSince the answer contains a number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ Imports under licence of unrationed natural and processed cheese are estimated to have been as follows:
| Year | Quantity | Value |
| tons | £ | |
| 1950 | 24,000 | 6,700,000 |
| 1951 | 33,000 | 9,000,000 |
| 1952 | 36,500 | 10,000,000 |
| 1953 (first 9 months) | 22,500 | 5,600,000 |