§ 51. Wing-Commander Robinsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount of dollar exchange involved in the purchase of strawberries from the U.S.A. for the Christmas season; and why dollar exchange is given for the purchase of commodities which are unlikely to reach this country in an edible condition.
§ Mr. Dalton£20 sterling. I have no evidence that any of this fruit arrived in bad condition.
§ 64. Sir I. Fraserasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the 5 per cent. of our dollar resources, spent during the last six months of 1946 on machinery, is represented by industrial machinery, agricultural machinery and office machines, respectively.
§ Mr. DaltonSeventy-eight per cent., 10 per cent. and 12 per cent., respectively.