HC Deb 24 October 1950 vol 478 c327W
82. Mr. Selwyn Lloyd

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many tons of seed potatoes were exported from the United Kingdom to Italy during 1948, 1949 and the first six months of 1950, respectively; and how many tons of Italian potatoes were imported into the United Kingdom during the same periods.

Mr. H. Wilson

There were no United Kingdom exports of seed potatoes to Italy in 1948 or 1949; in the first six months of 1950 exports amounted to 10 tons. There were no imports of seed potatoes from Italy in any of these periods, but imports of new potatoes from Italy were approximately 15,000 tons in 1948, 275 tons in 1949 and 19,200 tons in the first six months of 1950.