§ 62. Mr. P. Robertsasked the President of the Board of Trade how many excavators have been purchased in the 129W United States of America during the past three years; and whether any machinery so purchased has not yet been imported into this country.
§ Mr. BottomleyBetween 1st January, 1947, and 31st October, 1949, imports into the United Kingdom from the United States of excavators and similar digging machinery, including levelling machinery, amounted to £10,200,000. There is no information available as to the number of excavators purchased and not yet imported.