HC Deb 27 February 1958 vol 583 c54W
68. Mr. Beswick

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the number of items of United States agricultural produce, and tobacco, giving the value in each case, imported over the past two years or planned to be imported into this country without direct payment but which are set against United States military aid.

Mr. Maudling

In the last two years the United Kingdom has imported, or has licensed for import into this country, approximately the following surplus agricultural commodities under United States aid arrangements:

$
Fruit, fresh and canned, citrus and deciduous, and products 47.5m.
Maize 12m.
Lard 7m.
Meat Products 0.5m.
Cotton 8.5m.
Tobacco 23m.