§ Mr. Bakerasked the President of the Board of Trade what quantities of canned fruits have been imported from the Continent during the last six months.
Mr. P. ThorneyeroftNot all canned fruits are shown separately in the import statistics. Imports of those identifiable as "tinned" or "tinned or bottled" from Continental Europe amounted to 7,500 tons during the first six months of this year, only 70 per cent. of imports during the comparable period of 1951.