§ Mr. Albuasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the number and value of bricks imported during each 233W month of the current year and the corresponding for 1951 and 1952.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftThe following table gives the number and value of bricks imported in the years 1951 and 1952 and in each month of 1953:
IMPORTS OF BRICKS MADE OF BRICK EARTH OR CLAY Period Number Value Thousands £ (c.i.f.) 1951: January—June … … 664 7,492 Year … … 7,938 73,252 1952: January—June … … 4,343 40,804 Year … … 8,092 70,862 1953: January … … 182 1,505 February … … 0 1 March … … 1 213 April … … 99 785 May … … 2,567 18,329 June … … 5,322 37,036