§ Sir G. LLOYDasked the President of the Board of Trade(1) the total output, in yards, of the United Kingdom of cotton fabric for the years 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924, respectively;
(2) the total output, in yards, of the United Kingdom of cotton yarn for the years 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924, respectively?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERI regret that it is not possible to state the quantities of cotton fabric or cotton yarn produced in the United Kingdom in any of the years specified. A census of production is being taken in respect of the year
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I. Imports of States for Roofing Country from which consigned 1913 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 (A)Quantities Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Belgium … … 91 51 506 569 479 1,379 France … … 11,454 3,124 3,215 1,437 1,935 1,379 Portugal … … 2,993 1,252 1,672 2,224 2,614 3,835 United States … … 2,498 219 558 461 11 — Other Foreign Countries … … 595 54 165 373 83 910 Total Foreign Countries … … 17,631 4,680 8,116 5,064 5,122 11,615 Total British Possessions … … — 2 135 — — 5 Total Imports … … 17,631 4,682 6,251 5,064 5,122 11,620 (B) Declared Values £ £ £ £ £ £ Belgium … … 462 1,031 8,262 7,159 3,513 11,821 France … … 39,280 32,388 38,578 15,401 16,390 47,617 Portugal … … 11,025 9,281 10,618 12,114 17,175 21,208 United states … … 9,362 2,400 7,173 5,594 48 — Other Foreign Countries … … 2,523 870 1,188 2,976 536 5,624 Total Foreign Countries … … 62,652 45,970 65,819 43,244 37,662 86,270 Total British Possessions … … — 45 1,892 — — 65 TotalImports … … 62,652 46,015 67,711 43,2-14 37,662 I 88,335 1924, and when the results of that inquiry are summarised-several months hence-the desired particulars for that year will become available