§ Mr. Parkinasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement about our present trade position with Czechoslovakia; and the prospects of future improvement.
§ Mr. H. WilsonThe value of our imports from Czechoslovakia in 1947 was £6.2 million, our exports £7.9 million and our re-exports at £2.4 million; the balance was thus considerably in our favour, and the possibility of improvement depends on the ability of the Czechoslovak Government to make available more supplies of essential goods, particularly woodpulp, timber, steel and textile yarns and on a settlement of the outstanding question of compensation for nationalised British property in Czechoslovakia.