§ 123. Mr. W. R. A. Hudsonasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the need still further to reduce the importation of sugar-fat mixtures and similar expensive products, and having regard to the fact that reductions already imposed have caused no inconvenience to the public, he is now able to make a further statement.
§ Mr. MackesonAs announced in Notice to Importers No. 527, dated 24th November, the quotas fixed for the first six months of 1953 for imports from Western European and certain other non-sterling countries of sugar-fat mixtures and fondant are £200,000 each. These compare with quotas for the latter half of 1952 of £1,000,000 for sugar-fat mixtures and £750,000 for fondant. The quota for sugar-fat-cocoa mixtures, which was £60,000 during the last six months of 1952, will be £5,000.