HC Deb 28 June 1927 vol 208 cc222-3W
Mr. W. HIRST

asked the President of the Board of Trade the total amount, respectively, of imported doors and made-up joinery from the United States of America, Sweden and Holland during the years 1913, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 1924, 1925 and 1926?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER

The following statement shows the declared value of the total imports into the United Kingdom of builders' wookwork (window-frames, doors, etc.), consigned from the United States, Sweden and Netherlands, respectively, in each of the years specified.

Years. Consigned from
United States. Sweden. Netherlands.
£ £ £
1913 39,898 71,435 3,231
1919 14,000 121,970 51,274
1920 26,921 215,277 1,297
1921 162,943 182,193 1,815
1922 48,771 141,464 8,194
1923 123,239 188,895 12,085
1924 234,130 309,176 34,700
1925 558,641 335,601 55,739
1926 880,554 343,834 79,136

The official description in 1913 and 1919 of the imports shown above was "House Frames, Fittings and Joiners' Work."

Prior to 1st April, 1923, imports into the Irish Free State are included in the figures.