HC Deb 21 April 1931 vol 251 c818W
Mr. WHITE

asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of tea imported from foreign and Empire sources, respectively, for the years 1928, 1929, and 1930?

Mr. W. GRAHAM

As stated in the "Accounts relating to Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom" for December last, the total quantities of tea imported into the United Kingdom during the years 1928, 1929 and 1930 and registered as consigned from foreign countries and British countries, respectively, were as follow:

Year. Imports consigned from
Foreign Countries. British Countries.
Million lbs. Million lbs.
1928 79.2 429.7
1929 96.5 462.6
1930 96.0 445.4

NOTE.—The figures for 1930 are provisional.