§ Mr. BETTERTONasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give figures showing the quantities of beer imported to Great Britain from Ireland for each of the four months February to May, 1920?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe monthly Statistical Statement issued by the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland furnishes the following particulars of exports from Ireland of stout, beer, and porter during the months of February, March, and April, 1920:—
Information in regard to May is not yet available. As was stated in an answer to a question by my hon. Friend on 24th March last, the figures do not relate exclusively to exports to Great Britain, but exports to ports other than those of Great Britain were relatively insignificant.
Tons. February … … … 24,736 March … … … 32,960 April … … … 29,945