HC Deb 22 May 1953 vol 515 c191W
Mr. Patrick Maitland

asked the President of the Board of Trade the quantity of Dutch bulbs, corms and tubers landed at Scottish ports each month in 1951, 1952 and to the last convenient date in 1953.

Mr. H. Strauss

I regret that monthly figures are not available for 1951 and 1952. The number of bulbs, corms, tubers and rhizomes imported through Scottish ports from the Netherlands during those years and during the first three months of 1953 were as follows:

'000
1951 32,871
1952 23,050
1953, January 58
1953, February 890
1953, March 414