HC Deb 05 February 1953 vol 510 cc219-20W
38. Mr. Vane

asked the President of the Board of Trade how much tinned fruit was imported from Europe in the second half of 1951 and 1952, respectively.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

Not all canned fruits are shown separately in the import statistics. Imports of those identifiable as "tinned" or "tinned or bottled" from continental Europe during the second half of 1952 amounted to 5,590 tons valued at £779,000, compared with 31,730 tons valued at £6,167,000 during the corresponding period of 1951.

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