HC Deb 17 May 1961 vol 640 c148W
74. Mr. de Freitas

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the value of exports from countries outside the Communist bloc to China was approximately £110,000,000 in 1949 and approximately £220,000,000 in 1959; and, approximately, what percentage of these exports was from the United Kingdom.

Mr. Erroll

I am aware that exports from the non-Communist countries to the People's Republic of China increased by approximately this amount between 1949 and 1959. United Kingdom exports contributed 2 per cent. of the total in 1949 and 11 per cent. in 1959.