HC Deb 13 April 1937 vol 322 c806W
Mr. Lyons

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the quantities of hose, stockings and knitted underwear imported into this country from Japan for the three months ended 31st March, 1937; and whether he can indicate the approximate employment that would have been provided for the British hosiery industry by the manufacture of those goods in this country?

Mr. Runciman

The following table shows the quantity of certain descriptions of hosiery imported into the United Kingdom and registered during the three months ended March, 1937, as consigned from Japan (including Formosa). As regards the second part of the question, I would refer my hon. and learned Friend to the answer given to him on the 2nd February.

Description. Quantity, Dozen pairs.
Knitted, netted or crocheted goods (hosiery)—Stockings and hose—
Of cotton, or of which the chief value is cotton 286,427
Of wool, or of which the chief value is wool 436
Of silk, or of which the chief value is silk 1,567
Of artificial silk, or of which the chief value is artificial silk 560
Dozens.
Underwear (including knitted, etc., shirts), not elsewhere specified in Import List—
Of cotton, or of which the chief value is cotton 106,784
Of wool, or of which the chief value is wool 18
Of other knitted, netted or crocheted material —