HL Deb 21 March 1935 vol 96 cc315-8WA
LORD STRABOLGI

asked His Majesty's Government what were the imports for 1932, 1933 and 1934 respectively, of surgical instruments and surgical apparatus other than medicines and drugs; and what was the country or countries of origin?

— 1932. 1933. 1934.
£ £ £
Dental, Surgical, Medical and Veterinary Instruments and Appliances (except optical):
From Irish Free State 1,102 444 748
From Palestine (including Trans-Jordan) 1,031 3,901 4,983
From Australia 913 329 739
From Canada 6,270 3,581 2,647
From Other British Countries 15 102 195
From Germany 44,941 52,913 60,202
From Netherlands 725 424 955

On Question, Amendment agreed to.

LORD TEMPLEMORE

The following table shows the total declared value of the imports of dental, surgical, medical and veterinary instruments and appliances (except optical) into the United Kingdom during the years 1932, 1933 and 1934, distinguishing the principal countries of consignment, which are not necessarily the countries of origin.

— 1932. 1933. 1934.
£ £ £
From Belgium 4,326 91 591
From France 10,739 5,976 5,985
From Switzerland 5,033 11,465 14,571
From Italy 879 1,856 1,887
From Austria 1,826 172 188
From United States of America 297,142 343,870 376,269
From Other Foreign Countries 1,504 1,504 3,042
Total Instruments 26,199 37,903 45,522
Appliances, including trusses and artificial limbs, but excluding artificial eyes. 121,585 243,062 269,758
Furniture, aseptic hospital 2,624 1,443 5,166
Other sorts, including general dental goods except dental platinum. 226,038 144,220 152,556
Total 376,446 426,628 473,002

House adjourned at twenty-five minutes past seven o'clock