HC Deb 24 February 1931 vol 248 c1959W
Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHY

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total value of imports subject to duty into the United Kingdom during 1930?

Mr. W. GRAHAM

This information is not readily available. A statement is being prepared and, with the permission of my hon. and gallant Friend, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Wheat (Grain). Wheat Meal and Flour. Bran and Pollard. Sharps and Middlings.
Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
Total Imports—
1913 5,293,905 598,908 13,921 16,204
1930 5,250,343 586,926 86,364 67,323
Domestic Exports—
1913 9,746 81,568 159,460 7,450
1930 1,560 201,141* 32,407 2,999
Re-exports—
1913 22,224 12,295 771 100
1930 58,242 9,408 500 525
* Of this amount, 129,758 tons were consigned to the Irish Free State.
NOTE.—The figures for 1913 relate to the trade of the British Isles as a whole, while those for 1930 relate to the trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.