§ Mr. Garro Jonesasked the President of the Board of Trade how many aircraft were exported from this country in the financial years ended March, 1936, and March, 1937; and what were the makes of the aircraft so exported and the countries to which they were consigned?
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Mr. Stanley, pursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 1st July, 1937; col. 2155, Vol. 325, No. 135) supplied the following statement.
The following table shows the number of complete aeroplanes of United Kingdom manufacture exported during the twelve months ended March, 1936 and 1937, respectively, distinguishing the principal countries of consignment.
Country to which consigned. Twelve months ended March, 1936. 1937. Number. Number. Union of South Africa 18 52 Kenya 7 2 British India 35 40 Australia 75 97 New Zealand 20 6 Canada 12 17 Other British countries 19 22 Soviet Union — 1 Finland — 4 Estonia — 1 Latvia 4 — Lithuania 1 2 Sweden 3 6 Norway 5 — Iceland — 1 Denmark 6 1 Poland (including Dantzig) 2 2 Germany 2 — Netherlands 7 7 Java 1 1 Belgium 7 3 France 7 19 Algeria — 2 Madagascar and Dependencies. — 1 Switzerland 9 2 Portugal 4 6 Spain 16 13 Italy 2 1 Austria 18 6 Czechoslovakia 7 4 Yugoslavia — 10 Greece 15 27 Rumania 3 17 Turkey — 7 Egypt 10 6 Morocco — 1 Iraq 3 22 Iran 17 14 Japan (including Formosa) 6 — United States of America — 2 Chile 22 — Brazil 14 14 Uruguay — 7 Argentine Republic — 1 Total exports (United Kingdom manufacture). 377 447