§ Major Procterasked the President of the Board of Trade what has been the total cost of foreign sugar imports into this country during the past 10 years?
§ Dr. BurginDuring the 10 years ended 1936 the aggregate declared value of the refined and unrefined sugar imported into the United Kingdom and consigned from foreign countries amounted to £105 million.
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§ Mr. Remerasked the President of the Board of Trade what were the countries of origin of the foreign sugar imported into this country during 1936; and what was the balance of trade between those countries and Great Britain during the same period?
Countries from and to which consigned. Imports. Exports. Excess of Imports over Exports. Produce and manufactures of the United Kingdom. Imported Merchandise. £'000. £'000. £'000. £'000. Cuba … … … 5,293 1,020 14 4,259 St. Domingo … … … 1,033 108 (a) 925 Peru … … … 4,583 1,133 30 3,420 Brazil … … … 9,927 4,764 107 5,056 United States of America … 93,300 27,629 9,203 56,468 Poland … … … 9,863 4,864 1,704 3,295 (a) Under £500.