HC Deb 12 March 1929 vol 226 cc1002-3W
Mr. VIANT

asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount in sterling of the total exports sent to Denmark from the British Isles for the years 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928, and the amount of exports sent to Holland for the same period?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER

The following table shows the total declared value of merchandise exported from Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

Exports from Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Produce and Manufactures of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Imported Merchandise. Total.
Consigned to Denmark (including Farö Islands): Thousand £s. Thousand £s. Thousand £s.
1924 13,799 1,710 15,509
1925 10,954 1,227 12,181
1926 8,714 884 9,598
1927 9,798 767 10,565
1928 9,763 782 10,545
Consigned to the Netherlands:
1924 25,220 7,311 32,531
1925 24,809 6,875 31,684
1926 17,934 4,628 22,562
1927 21,219 4,820 26,039
1928 21,801 4,846 26,647
NOTE.—The figures for 1928 are provisional.
The exports from the Irish Free State consigned to these countries are relatively small in value, those to Denmark averaging less than £10,000 per annum over the period and those to the Netherlands about £75,000 per annum.