HC Deb 06 December 1951 vol 494 cc272-3W
Mr. Hamilton

asked the Secretary for Overseas Trade, as representing the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what percentage of our total softwood imports were supplied by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in each of the five years prior to 1939 and in the five years after 1945; and what were the respective figures in standards of timber.

Mr. H. Strauss

The following are the figures. To facilitate comparison, imports for the years 1934 to 1938 include supplies from Estonia. Latvia and Lithuania.

IMPORTS OF HEWN, SAWN, PLANED AND DRESSED SOFTWOOD, SLEEPERS AND TELEGRAPH POLES FROM U.S.S.R.
— Percentage of total imports of softwood Standards
1934 … 26.5 632,856
1935 … 28.6 622,081
1936 … 23.2 602,924
1937 … 25.0 667,884
1938 … 25.0 506,141
1946 … 1.5 12,343
1947 … 0.5 7,150
1948 … 2.1 23,011
1949 … 7.6 91,182
1950 … 17.9 161,455