§ Sir G. FOXasked the President of the Board of Trade whether any Russian, strawberries have been imported into this country since the recent embargo on Russian trade; and, if so, in what quantities and under what conditions?
§ Dr. BURGINThere were no imports into this country of strawberries registered as consigned from the Soviet Union during May. Particulars for June are not yet available.
§ Mr. DOBBIEasked the President of the Board of Trade the volume of trade
Unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the undermentioned ports. — 26th May, 1930. 18th May, 1931. 23rd May, 1932. 22nd May, 1933. Blyth … 1,944 3025 3,241 2,995 Newcastle … 19,880 25:838 28,308 28,338 Gateshead … 9,721 12,888 13,302 13,695 Jarrow … 3,396 6,301 6,647 7,371 North Shields … 3,858 5,300 6,730 6,792 South Shields … 8,614 13,709 14,545 14,287 Wallsend … 2,523 4,667 5,877 5,780 Hebburn … 1,411 3,724 4,090 4,500 Sunderland … 12722 24,192 27,783 27,011 Hartlepool … 7389 12,214 11,526 12,641 Stockton-on-Tees … 6,799 10,951 14,166 13,347 Middlesbrough … 8,908 15,427 17,242 17,089 Hull … 15,847 18596 21,136 19,362 Goole … 797 1,205 1,777 1,925 Grimsby … 2,818 5,078 6,229 6,007 As regards the second part of the question, I am unable to estimate the extent to which employment at these ports has been affected by the embargo on imports from Russia.