HC Deb 06 June 1957 vol 571 c132W
Mr. Russell

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a list of the chief Commonwealth and foreign countries to which waste paper and pulp were exported in 1954, 1955 and 1956, together with the quantity and value to each.

Sir D. Eccles

The details for 1954 and 1955 are published in the "Annual Statement of Trade of the United Kingdom for 1955" (Vol. III, page 69) to which I would refer my hon. Friend. The figures for 1956 are as follows:

UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS OF PULP AND WASTE PAPER
Country Quantity Value
'000 tons £'000
Aden 0.4 9.6
India 2.2 51.4
Ceylon 4.3 106.3
Irish Republic 9.3 115.9
Western Germany 10.9 263.0
Netherlands 12.3 221.5
Belgium 7.3 89.7
France 19.8 370.6
Switzerland 2.4 45.1
Italy 3.1 68.1
French Morocco 3.0 40.9
Burma 0.9 21.0
Indonesia 3.7 92.8
All others 3.5 55.7
TOTAL 83.1 1,551.6