Exports to China

HC Deb 30 April 1951 vol 487 cc116-7W

Mr. Blackburn

asked the President of the Board of Trade what quantities of strategic materials have been exported to China during the past three months.

Sir H. Shawcross

There is no generally accepted definition of "strategic materials." United Kingdom exports to China in the months January to March, 1951, in the main categories, showing quantities where possible, were as follows:

——	Unit of Quantity	Quantity	Value
			£'000
Pottery, glass, abrasives, etc.	Value	…	43
Iron and steel and manufactures thereof	Ton	3,430	230
Non-ferrous metals and manufactures thereof	Value	…	57
Cutlery, hardware, implements and instruments	Value	…	65
Electrical goods and apparatus	Value	…	163
Textile machinery	Cwt.	1,904	51
Other machinery	Cwt.	14,976	174
Wool tops	Th. lbs.	352	309
Chemicals, drugs, dyes and colours	Value	…	105
Vehicles (including locomotives, ships and aircraft)	Value	…	71
All other articles	Value	…	23
Total United Kingdom exports to China	Value	…	1,291