§ Mr. REMERasked the President of the Board of Trade how many tons of steel were imported into the United Kingdom in 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, and for the first eight months of 1924; and what was the value in each case?
Mr. WEBBThe following statement shows the quantity and declared value of 555W crude steel,* imported into the United Kingdom in each of the periods specified:
Period. Quantities. Declared Values. Tons. £ 1910 559,045 2,719,333 1911 827,253 3,894,859 1912 873,221 4,194,827 1913 904,695 4,620,499 1919 75,981 1,475,096 1920 295,610 5,947,957 1921 280,045 3,259,476 1922 245,544 1,865,720 1923 576,959 4,232,196 1924 (Jan.-Aug.) 728,134 5,568,140 *Ingots; blooms, billets, and slabs; special steel; sheet bars and tinplat bars.