HC Deb 11 December 1946 vol 431 cc249-50W
132. Mr. Spence

asked the President of the Board of Trade the tonnage of barley imported into Great Britain each month during 1946, showing the countries of origin.

Mr. Belcher

Imports of barley were almost entirely consigned from the Argentine, from which the following tonnage was received: 9,362 in January, 9,000 in March, 8424 in April, 10,439 in May, 9,100 in June, 18,717 in July, 9,624 in August, 18,007 in September and 10,906 in October. In addition, 10 tons were received from Eire in February.

133. Mr. Spence

asked the President of the Board of Trade the tonnage of wheat imported into Great Britain each month during 1946, showing the country of origin.

Mr. Belcher

The following are the figures:

the United Kingdom, considering that in any case no person re-entering this country can obtain a ration card without providing an address.

Mr. Ede

Experience has shown that for various reasons there is a liability that a person who has been abroad may on his return fail to get his name restored to the National Register and to the Electoral Register, and the object of the notification is to minimise this risk.