HC Deb 26 April 1967 vol 745 c289W
60. Mr. Davidson

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is satisfied that no bacon imported into the United Kingdom in the year ended 31st March, 1967, was dumped, within the meaning of Section 1 of the Customs Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Act, 1957.

Mr. Jay

The Board of Trade does not inquire into allegations of dumping. Unless the industry concerned makes an

UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF CERTAIN RAW MATERIALS
1966 1946
Commodity Unit of Quantity Quantity Average value per unit Quantity Average value per unit
£ £
Hides, skins and furskins, undressed ton 83,460 797 127,033 215
Oil seeds, oil nuts and oil kernels ton 819,270 55 1,051,083 25
Crude rubber ton 259,269 178 299,082 141
Pitprops piled cu. fathom 114,525 33 458,989 23
Telegraph poles standard 12,680 103 5,456 49
Pulp and waste paper ton 2,938,000 46 950,141 20
Silk lb. 803,000 1 629,969 2
Sheep's or lamb's wool, not carded or combed thous. lb. 521,608 211 475,327 79
Cotton centals of 1001b. 6,431,888 8 9,096,903 5
Fertilizers, crude or simply prepared ton 1,657,554 6 902,009 6
Asbestos ton 190,498 63 55,235 33
Iron ore and concentrates thous. tons 15,961 4,371 6,657 2,841
Nickel mattes, speiss, etc. ton 58,035 347 12,737 98
Tungsten ore and concentrates ton 7,410 898 3,240 259
Tin ore and concentrates ton 55,708 408 47,152 196
Molybdenum ore and concentrates ton 9,362 774 1,291 216
Animal oils and fats ton 259,657 71 87,992 56
Animal and vegetable oils and fats, fixed and processed, and waxes. ton 466,074 97 222,454 63