§ 80. Mr. Holtasked the President of the Board of Trade what are the main categories of imports into the United Kingdom from North America which are still restricted by quotas.
§ Mr. Vaughan-MorganI am circulating below a statement and I am taking this opportunity of making an announcement110W about impending liberalisation of most chemicals.
THE MAIN COMMODITY GROUPS SUBJECT TO RESTRICTION WHEN IMPORTED FROM THE DOLLAR AREA ARE SET OUT BELOW, THE HEADINGS BEING THOSE OF THE IMPORT LIST Class Imports restricted from the Dollar Area A. Food, beverages and tobacco. Live cattle. Meat and meat preparations. Dairy products, eggs and honey. Fish and fish preparations. Fruit and vegetables. Sugar preparations (most). Coffee. Miscellaneous food preparations. Beverages. Tobacco and tobacco manufactures. B. Basic materials Synthetic rubber. Some textile fibres and waste. Grass and other seeds for sowing and flower bulbs. Stone (some). C. Mineral fuels and lubricants. All. D. Manufactured goods. Virtually all except metals, semi-manufactures of metals, paper and board (excluding newsprint). With effect from 18th August, the import licensing restrictions will be removed from a wide range of chemicals and allied products imported from the dollar area. A detailed announcement is being made indicating the commodities covered. Copies of this are being placed in the Library; the broad effect will be that with certain exceptions, such as dyestuffs and intermediates, import licences will no longer be required for most chemicals used as industrial materials.