HC Deb 09 December 1935 vol 307 cc571-2W
Captain ELLISTON

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, while developing trading estates in distressed areas, he will regard it as equally urgent to find tenants for derelict mills and factories, often modern buildings, in Blackburn and other Lancashire cotton towns where unemployment remains a grave problem?

Dr. BURGIN

I would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply which was

Country from and to which consigned. Date on which the Agreement came into force. Period to which the figures relate. Imports into the U.K. Total Exports from the U.K. Excess of Exports (+) or Imports (-).
£'000 £'000 £'000
Germany 8th May, 1933 April, 1933-September, 1935 75,389 61,708 (-) 13,681
1st November, 1934
Denmark … 20th June, 1933 … July, 1933-September, 1935 75,003 31,386 (-) 43,617
Iceland … 28th June, 1933 … July, 1933-September, 1935 555 1,378 (+) 823
Sweden … 7th July, 1933 … July, 1933-September, 1935 40,002 21,819 (-) 18,183
Norway … 7th July, 1933 … July, 1933-September, 1935 18,070 14,677 (-) 3,393
Argentina … 8th November, 1933 October, 1933-September, 1935 89,099 29,999 (-) 59,100
Finland … 23rd November, 1933 October, 1933-September, 1935 29,393 8,423 (-) 20,970
Sov et Union 21st March, 1934* … January, 1934-September, 1935 31,100 14,319 (-) 16,781
France … 1st July, 1934 … July, 1934-September, 1935 25,406 27,791 (+) 2,385
Netherlands … 1st August, 1934 … July, 1934-September, 1935 28,261 17,023 (-) 11,238
Lithuania … 12th August, 1934 … October, 1934-September, 1935 1,993 1,465 (-) 528
Estonia … 8th September, 1934 October, 1934-September, 1935 1,811 834 (-) 977
Latvia … 12th October, 1934 October, 1934-September, 1935 2,934 1,301 (-) 1,633
Roumania 25th February, 1935 April-September, 1935 1,447 536 (-) 911
15th August, 1935
Poland … 14th March, 1935 … April-September, 1935 3,916 2,685 (-) 1,231
Brazil … 27th March, 1935 … April-September, 1935 4,174 2,451 (-) 1,723
Italy … … 1st May, 1935 … April-September, 1935 3,865 4,394 (+) 529
Turkey … 20th June, 1935 … July-September, 1935 169 322 (+) 153
* The balance of payments was regulated as from 1st January, 1934.

given on the 5th December to a question by the hon. Member for Preston (Mr. Kirkpatrick) on the same subject.