§ 68. Mr. Irvingasked the President of the Board of Trade the total value of foodstuffs imported from Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, Hungary and Roumania, during the last two years; and the value of commodities imported from the same source during the period.
Value £'000 — Food and Drink (i) All other Imports Year 1950 January—September, 1951 Year 1950 January—September. 1951 Hungary … … … … 328 — 46 4 Bulgaria … … … … 1 0 52 46 Roumania … … … … 373 1,274 197 114 Soviet Union … … … … 13,621 21,855 20,603 17,642 Poland … … … … 14,191 14,111 4,973 2,408 Eastern Germany … … … … (ii) — (ii) 2,001 Czechoslovakia … … … … 3,084 3,136 5,698 4,557 TOTAL … … … … 31,598 40,376 31,569 26,772 (i) Class 1 (less tobacco) of the Official Import List. (ii) Imports from Eastern Germany were not shown separately prior to 1951.