§ Mr. LAMBasked the President of the Board of Trade for the year ended 31st December, 1928, the quantities and values of tomatoes imported into this country, showing the countries from which the imports were consigned?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe available information is as follows:1618W
Description and countries from which consigned. Quantities. Declared Values. Cwt. £ Tomatoes, raw: Imports consigned from: Netherlands 491,854 701,374 France 77,179 99,620 Spain 149,345 116,498 Canary Islands 1,198,981 1,799,335 Channel Islands 869,575 1,672,463 Other countries 17,936 27,434 Total Imports 2,804,870 4,416,724 Tomatoes, preserved by canning or bottling, with no sweetening matter: Imports consigned from: France 45,056 54,027 Spain 121,171 158,458 Italy 453,820 575,236 United States of America. 21,378 26,481 Other countries 7,854 9,570 Total Imports 642,279 823,772 Note.—The figures are provisional.