FABRIC GLOVES. (Hansard, 19 June 1922)

§ Mr. RHYS DAVIES
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received a protest from the Bolton Chamber of Commerce against the issue of an Order, under Part II of the Safeguarding of Industries Act, to include fabric gloves; and, if so, can he make a statement on the subject?

§ Mr. BALDWIN
The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the last part, I propose to make a statement on the subject in due course.

§ Mr. HOGGE
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many fabric gloves -were imported from Germany last year?
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§ Mr. BALDWIN
During the year 1921 the quantities of gloves of textile materials registered as imported into the United Kingdom, consigned from Germany, were as follow:

Dozen pairs.

Gloves of woven fabric:

Silk 19,641

Other 122,215

Gloves (knitted, netted or crocheted goods, including gloves of knitted fabric):

Of cotton or of which the chief value is cotton 530,968

Of wool or of which the chief value is wool 3,540

Of other textile materials, not woven 9,231

It is not possible to separate the quantities of gloves of knitted fabric from knitted, netted or crocheted gloves.

	Dozen pairs.
Gloves of woven fabric:
Silk	19,641
Other	122,215
Gloves (knitted, netted or crocheted goods, including gloves of knitted fabric):
Of cotton or of which the chief value is cotton	530,968
Of wool or of which the chief value is wool	3,540
Of other textile materials, not woven	9,231