HC Deb 13 December 1938 vol 342 cc1820-1W
Colonel Baldwin-Webb

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state the amount and value of bacon and ham imported into Great Britain from Denmark during each of the past 10 years?

Mr. Stanley

The following table shows the total quantity and declared value of the imports into the United Kingdom of bacon and hams consigned from Denmark during each of the years specified.

Description. Year. Quantity. Declared Value.
Cwts. £
Bacon 1928 5,375,793 25,282,888
1929 4,977,026 27,229,516
1930 6,117,866 27,635,729
1931 7,339,195 22,393,767
1932 7,670,349 20,941,299
1933 5,524,217 19,123,919
1934 4,287,830 17,699,512
1935 3,826,386 15,964,784
1936 3,373,415 14,954,230
1937 3,429,457 15,367,735
Hams 1928 1,941 12,958
1929 1,322 9,673
2930 2,946 15,394
1931 2,598 11,971
1932 6,392 19,171
1933 280 894
1934 6 26
1935 130 655
1936 109 657
1937 26 125
Tinned or canned 1934 17,508 97,247
bacon and 1935 11,929 73,054
hams(a). 1936 11,914 71,588
1937 16,167 92,494
(a) Not recorded separately prior to 1934