HC Deb 27 June 1939 vol 349 cc228-9W
Mr. Adamson

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the weight and value of all fish imported into the United Kingdom during 1937 and 1938, including fish landed direct from foreign trawlers and fish sent from foreign countries by steamer?

Mr. Stanley

According to the trade returns, total imports into the United Kingdom of fish of all kinds (including shell-fish, canned fish and fish not of British taking landed from deep sea fisheries) were, in 1937, 3,689,000 cwts. valued at £10,097,000; and, in 1938, 3,719,000 cwts. valued at £10,134,000. Details are shown on pages 32 and 33 of the issue of the Monthly Trade Accounts for December last.