§ Sir J. Wardlaw-Milneasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give figures showing the value of imports into the United Kingdom from Canada, Australia, South Africa, and British India, respectively, and of exports from the United Kingdom to those respective countries for the years 1913, 1927, 1931, 1936, and 1937?
Mr. Stanley:The following table shows the total declared value of merchandise imported into and exported from the United Kingdom in trade with the under-mentioned countries during the years specified.
Mr. Stanley:My hon. Friend is no doubt aware that in 1937 oil products accounted for more than half of our imports from Mexico. My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in answer to a question by the hon. and learned Member for Greenock (Mr. R. Gibson) intimated that the marketing of oil from the expropriated properties in Mexico would, in present circumstances, be a matter of embarrassment to His Majesty's Government.