§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give the value of imported foodstuffs in 1913, compared to the values in 1924 and 1925 at 1913 prices?
Mr. A. M. SAM H ELThe following statement gives the information desired as far as particulars are available:
Imports of Food, Drink and Tobacco Period Declared Values.(a) Values estimated at average values of 1913 January-December: Thou.£ Thou.£ 1913 295,150 295,150 1924 572,869 370,762 January-March: 1913 66,247 66,247 1924 130,541 88,378 1925 143,613 91,170 (a) The figures for 1913 relate to imports into Great Britain and Ireland; those for 1924 and 1925 relate to Great Britain and Northern Ireland only and include imports consigned from the Irish Free State
According to statistics issued by the Irish Free State Government, the exports 1326W and imports of food, drink and tobacco to and from Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the year 1924, and the first three months of 1924 respectively, were as follows. Particulars for the first three months of 1925 are not yet available:
— Declared Value, £ Exports to Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Year 1924 41,385,000 First 3 months of 1924 9,128,000 Imports from Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Year 1924 19,922,000 First 3 months of 1924 5163,000 The Imports into the Irish Free State from countries other than Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the same periods were:
Year 1924 9,600,000 First 3 months of 1924 1,686,000