§ 95. Mr. Blackburnasked the President of the Board of Trade the imports of cotton yarns into this country from Egypt, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Southern Ireland for the years 1953 and 1954.
§ Mr. LowThe quantity of cotton yarns imported from these countries totalled 2.2 million lb. in 1953 and 8.6 million lb. in 1954. The following are the figures for the individual countries:
IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF COTTON YARNS — Thousand lbs. £'000 1953 1954 1953 1954 Egypt 33 1,539 5 279 Portugal — 1,753 — 361 Italy 1,404 2,080 287 383 Belgium 377 1,679 98 382 Netherlands 319 1,205 67 268 Irish Republic 84 328 24 63 Total (to nearest thousand) 2,217 8,584 482 1,736