§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total value of imports subject to duty into the United Kingdom during 1930?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThis information is not readily available. A statement is being prepared and, with the permission of my hon. and gallant Friend, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
— Wheat (Grain). Wheat Meal and Flour. Bran and Pollard. Sharps and Middlings. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Total Imports— 1913 … … 5,293,905 598,908 13,921 16,204 1930 … … 5,250,343 586,926 86,364 67,323 Domestic Exports— 1913 … … 9,746 81,568 159,460 7,450 1930 … … 1,560 201,141* 32,407 2,999 Re-exports— 1913 … … 22,224 12,295 771 100 1930 … … 58,242 9,408 500 525 * Of this amount, 129,758 tons were consigned to the Irish Free State. NOTE.—The figures for 1913 relate to the trade of the British Isles as a whole, while those for 1930 relate to the trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.