§ Sir H. Croftasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value of the total imports into the United Kingdom during the first five months of 1932, 1935, and 1937, respectively?
Mr. StanleyTotal imports of merchandise into the United Kingdom registered during the first five months of 1932, 1935, and 1937, were valued at£302,965,000,£302,073,000 and£394,631,000 respectively.
§ Sir H. Croftasked the President of the Board of Trade which were the four countries which were the largest importers of goods of all kinds in the years 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, and 1937; and what was the value of their imports, respectively, in those years?
Mr. StanleyThe following statement, based on statistics published by the League of Nations, gives the information asked for:
recent information is not available. I am also informed that up till quite recently there had been no serious interruption of supplies from Northern Spain.