§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will give the percentage of Danish exports of eggs to the United Kingdom and Germany which went to each country in 1913 and in 1916 respectively; and whether he can give similar percentages in the case of butter, bacon, meat, lard, and fish?
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§ Lord R. CECILThe hon. Member has already been informed privately that it is undesirable in the public interest to answer this question, as the statistics in question were communicated confidentially to His Majesty's Government. He has also been informed that they will be shown in confidence to him, as they will be to any other Member of the House who is interested in the matter.
§ Commander BELLAIRSasked how many horses have been sent to Germany from Denmark since the beginning of the War up to the latest date for which statistics are available?
§ Lord R. CECILAccording to our information, Denmark exported annually to Germany before the War an average of about 28,000 horses. In 1914 95,338 were exported, of which about 80,000 were exported after the outbreak of war, but before an export prohibition was imposed. In 1915 no horses were exported to Germany, in 1916 16,000 horses, in 1917, up to 17th June about 7,000 horses.