§ Sir J. POWERasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the recommendations 2323W of the recent International Economic Conference have now been considered by the appropriate organs of the League of Nations by which the conference was convened; and, if so, whether His Majesty's Government have had sufficient opportunity of studying these recommendations, and whether it is proposed to adopt them?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe Council of the League considered the recommendations of the International Economic Conference on 16th June last, and commended them to the consideration of all Governments, at the same time inviting the Economic Committee to study those relating to Customs tariffs, particularly with reference to unification of tariff nomenclature. That committee is now in session. As stated in reply to the right hon. Member for West Swansea (Mr. Runciman) on 27th June, British policy and practice in matters of commerce are already in general accord with the recommendations in question.
Class, etc. Consigned from or to Russia. Finland. Estonia. Latvia. Lithuania Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Total Imports: £. £. £. £. £. Class I 8,423.6 1605.9 739.6 1,285.5 77.2 Class II 8,313.0 9,220.5 1,155.7 3,318.6 452.8 Class III 7,390.6 2,460.5 337.5 993.8 105.9 Total* 24,127.9 13,287.8 2,233.1 5,600.5 637.4 Exports (Produce and Manufactures of Great Britain and Northern Ireland): Class I 14.0 511.2 172.7 432.2 21.6 Class II 788.2 286.5 71.9 87.2 23.2 Class III 5,031.1 1,936.9 301.9 613.6 97.0 Total* 5,858.3 2,771.1 551.6 1,147.8 150.6 Exports of Imported Merchandise: Class I 304.0 88.6 14.3 14.7 3.9 Class II 7,367.2, 379.7 58.9 79.8 1.6 Class III 874.3 286.9 11.9 31.8 4.5 Total* 8,545.5 755.3 85.2 126.3 10.0 * Includes Classes IV and V, i.e., "Animals, not for food," and "Parcel Post, etc." respectively. Note.—The figures are subject to correction upon final examination of the returns.