§ Mr. Roy Jenkinsasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will set out in detail actual imports for the first half of 1952, in relation to the goods and areas affected by the cuts notified to importers in Notice to Importers 467.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftI give below a table showing imports into the United Kingdom during the first half of 1952 of the commodities covered by Notice to Importers No. 467 from the countries affected by it. Owing, however, to differences between the commodity classification
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TOTAL IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM THE COUNTRIES COVERED BY NOTICE TO IMPORTERS NO. 467. January-June, 1952 £'000 (c.i.f.) Quota No. Brief description Non-sterling O.E.E.C. * Other Countries Total Schedule 1 1 Wool carpets 107 39 146 2 Cotton, etc., carpets 375 — 375 3 Coir matting 0 — 0 4 Apparel 2,777 280 3,057 5 Footwear 237 5 243 6 Cash registers 151 — 151 7 Typewriters 260 0 260 8 Glassware 473 1 474 9 Toys and sports goods 358 7 365 10 Airguns and Ammunition 3 1 4 11 Musical instruments 156 3 158 12 Artificial flowers 22 — 22 13 Stationery 207 2 210 14 Brooms, brushes, etc. 45 2 47 15 Cutlery 146 1 147 16 Imitation jewellery 533 6 539 17 Leather manufactures 117 2 118 18 Drugs n.a. n.a. n.a. 19 Furniture of wood or basketware 262 14 276 20 Domestic woodware 141 0 141 21 Fur and other skins, etc. 161 1 162 22 Fur strips, etc. 39 203 242 23 Waterproof wrappings 27 — 27 24 Paper and board manufactures 702 8 710 25 Transparent cellulose wrappings, etc. Included in Schedule II heading 26 Biscuits 2,246 0 2,246 27 Chocolate and sugar confectionery (including marzipan) 1,153 50 1,203 44 28 Chocolate couverture 2,906 0 2,906 29 Cocoa butter 1,155 141 1,296 30 Cocoa and chocolate powder 0 — 0 31 Cocoa, raw 785 6 792 32 Coconut sugar mixtures — — — 33 Confectionery and bakery materials — — — 34 Canned fish 220 255 475 34(a) Fish products canned n.a. n.a. n.a. 35 Fruit bottled 1,558 7 1,565 38 Fruit pulp 39 Fruit quick frozen Canned fruit (Schedule II) 40 Grapes canned 36 Fruit juices 451 404 855 used for recording imports in the official trade statistics and that used in the Notice to Importers, these figures should be regarded as no more than reasonably close approximations to the actual imports of the commodities specified in the Notice.
The import figures include all goods of these descriptions imported from the countries concerned during the first six months, whether against the quotas or against other licences issued, for example, to fulfil obligations to foreign Governments under Trade Agreements or to permit importers to honour contracts which were in existence when the restrictions were imposed.
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£'000 (c.i.f.) Quota No. Brief description Non-sterling O.E.E.C. * Other Countries Total Schedule I—cont. 37 Fruit preserved with added sugar 545 — 545 41 Honey 4 1 4 42 Jellies, table 8 — 8 43 Marron puree 3 — 3 45 Meat and meat products, other than canned 955 — 955 46 Meat extracts and Essences 3 — 3 47(a) Ham and bacon, canned 4,157 0 4,157 47(b) Other canned meats 15,248 66 15,314 48 Nuts, edible 1,109 896 2,005 49 Offals, edible 526 0 526 50 Oils, essential, natural 1,537 303 1,840 51 Specified oils n.a. n.a. n.a. 52 Chutney, etc. n.a. n.a. n.a. 53 Pulses, edible 339 76 415 54 Salad creams n.a. n.a. n.a. 55 Starch and starch products 441 12 453 56 Sugar fat mixtures 1,911 — 1,911 57 Tomato juice, paste or puree canned 690 — 690 58 Tomatoes, canned 1,278 75 1,353 59 Vegetables, bottled or canned 204 3 207 60 Vegetables preserved in brine 492 8 500 61 Vegetables, quick frozen 59 — 59 69 Syrups, flavoured n.a. n.a. n.a. 62 Apples, fresh 1,236 15 1,251 63 Grapes, hothouse 49 — 49 64 Peaches, hothouse 0 — 0 65 Pears, fresh 192 1 192 66 (a) Strawberries and cherries † 406 — 406 (b) Currants, gooseberries and plums, greengages and damsons 43 4 47 67 Other fresh fruit 127 417 544 68 Cucumbers 191 ? 191 Schedule II Transparent cellulose wrappings 109 0 109 Food and drink preparing and processing machinery 585 0 585 Glass bottles and jars 84 0 84 Fondant 1,673 — 1,673 Cake, pastry and pudding mixtures 217 — 217 Sugar/fat/cocoa mixtures n.a. n.a. n.a. Toffee butter n.a. n.a. n.a. Meat meals, pre-cooked, quick frozen n.a. n.a. n.a. Starch and starch products Included in Quota No. 55 Canned fruit Included with Quotas 35, 38 and 40 Meat and meat products, not canned Included in Quota 45 Raw Materials Dressed leather 470 66 536 Veneers 1,869 105 1,974 Plywood 1,339 272 1,610 Pulp 34,337 21,677 56,014 Paper making materials 8,658 0 8,658 Paper and board 12,480 2,326 14,807 Softwood 11,515 5,026 16,541 * Includes Tangier which, although not covered by Notice to Importers No. 467, is not separately distinguished in the official import statistics. † January-August, 1952, figures. These figures, which include amendments to the values originally recorded during January-June, more accurately reflect the value of imports of these fruits this season. 0 = less than half the final digit shown. n.a. = not available. NOTE.—Each figure is given to the nearest £'000. Therefore the addition of the component items does not always give exact totals.
§ Mr. Ormsby-Goreasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a statement showing the quantity and value of goods bought from overseas by his Department and other Government Departments during 1951 and the first half of 1952, as compared with 1950 and showing the value of such goods bought from within and from outside the sterling area.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftI am obtaining the desired information from the Government Departments concerned and will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT as soon as it is available.