HC Deb 05 May 1932 vol 265 cc1297-8W
Sir A. STEEL-MAITLAND

asked the President of the Board of Trade the quantities, per head of the population of the United Kingdom, of imports retained for home consumption; and also, where possible, the home production, shown separately, of the following articles during

— Imports of Merchandise from the United Kingdom. Imports of Coal.
From all sources. From the United Kingdom.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
£'000. 1,000 Tons. £'000. 1,000 Tons. £'000.
Norway, 1930 … … … 15,109 2,239 2,480 1,198 1,327
Sweden, 1930 … … … 14,471 4,703 4,671 1,793 1,890
Denmark, 1931 … … … 12,166 3,606 (b) 1,570 (b)
Finland, 1930 … … … 3,699 (a) 902 817 426 400
Estonia, 1931 … … … 259 91 65 34 29
Latvia, 1931 … … … 597 (a) 455 340 5 4
Lithuania, 1931 … … … 404 232 237 6 5
(a) Including bullion and specie. (b) Not yet available.
Notes to the above table:
(1) In the case of Norway and Denmark, the particulars relate to total imports; in respect of the other countries, to imports for consumption.
(2) Except as regards Sweden and Estonia, imports from the United Kingdom include those from the Irish Free State.
(3) Conversions from the original currencies into sterling have been made at the approximate par rates of exchange.

the year 1931: butter, margarine, cocoa and preparations of cocoa, coffee, wheat, wheatmeal and flour, rice and rice flour, eggs, fish, dried fruit, beef, mutton and lamb, fresh pork, bacon and ham, sugar, tea, tobacco, beer, wine and spirits?

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

I am having a statement prepared incorporating the desired information, so far as it is available, and will circulate it in the OFFICIAL. REPORT as soon as possible.

Mr. G. NICHOLSON

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give, in a tabular statement, the figures for the latest available year in respect of each of the following countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, so as to show the total imports from Great Britain, the total imports of British coal, and the total coal imports from all countries, including Great Britain?

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

The following statement shows in respect of the under-mentioned countries (a) the value of merchandise imported from the United Kingdom and (b) the quantity and value of coal imported from all sources and from the United Kingdom, respectively, in the latest years for which the particulars are available.