§ Major Beamishasked the President of the Board of Trade for what quantities of sawn softwood contracts have been placed this year in Canada, the United States of America, Poland, Germany and Yugoslavia; what quantities have so far been delivered to the United Kingdom; and what is the total quantity which it is hoped to obtain from each of these sources this year.
Mr. H. WilsonIt is not the practice to disclose our contract position or to anticipate future contracts. Imports of sawn softwood into the United Kingdom in the period January-May, 1950, from the sources named were:
Standards Canada … … … 12,279 U.S.A. … … … 717 Poland … … … 16,259 Germany … … … 2,703 Yugoslavia … … … 33,3032