HC Deb 13 May 1938 vol 335 cc1889-90W
Mr. R. Gibson

asked the Prime Minister whether he has considered the resolution, unanimously passed at the quarterly

[COMPILED FROM THE OFFICIAL TRADE RETURNS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CANADA.]
Description. 1931. 1935. 1936. 1937.
Doz. pairs. Doz. pairs. Doz. pairs. Doz. pairs.
(a) Imports into the United Kingdom consigned from Canada:—
Boots, shoes, slippers, etc., finished or unfinished, (other than of rubber) 454 4,405 6,545 8,767
Boots, bootees, shoes, overshoes, slippers and sandals made wholly or partly of rubber, balata or guttapercha—
If made to cover the ankle 74,621 115,883 213,923 279,319
If not made to cover the ankle 116,768 167,275 238,202 160,173
(b) Imports into Canada consigned from the United Kingdom:—
Boots, shoes and slippers with leather uppers 14,237 11,551 17,092 19,470
Boots, shoes and slippers with felt uppers 7,185 7,167 8,195 9,391
Canvas shoes with rubber soles 45 265 5,804 531
Boots and shoes, rubber, not elsewhere specified 32 30,617 7,559 2,833
Other boots, shoes and slippers (a) (a) 3,696(a) 6,685
(a) Recorded by value only prior to 1st April. 1936.
NOTE.—The 1937 figures are provisional.

meeting of the members of the Greenock East End Co-operative Society, Limited, on 28th April, 1938, dealing with the Government's fiscal policy, a copy of which was transmitted to him by the hon. Member for Greenock; and whether be has any statement to make?

The Prime Minister:

I would refer the hon. and learned Member to the answer which I gave to him on 29th April last in regard to a Resolution in identical terms passed by another branch of the Co-operative Society in Greenock.