106. Mr. Baker Whiteasked the President of the Board of Trade how many special licences have been issued since 1st January for the import of rhubarb; what quantities are involved; and for what purpose they are intended.
§ Mr. J. EdwardsSixteen licences to import approximately 3,000 tons of outdoor rhubarb from the Irish Republic and the Netherlands have been granted since 1st January. Supplies of home-grown rhubarb were inadequate, and the imported rhubarb was necessary to keep in production the new canning industry in Northern Ireland and in a Scottish Development Area.