HC Deb 26 July 1939 vol 230 c1600W
Sir H. SAMUEL

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies the average quantity and value of raw cotton imported into the United Kingdom and retained for home consumption in the periods 1906–08, 1911–13, and 1926–28; the quantity and value from Empire sources; and the ratio of the latter to the former?

Mr. W. R. SMITH

The following table shows the average annual imports of raw cotton retained in the United Kingdom during each of the periods 1906–08, 1911–13 and 1926–28, distinguishing those from British countries and the proportion of the total that they represent.