§ Sir J. Duncanasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state, in tabular form, the imports of potatoes for the years 1955, 1956, and 1957, showing from which countries the imports have come, and whether the imports are of ware or new potatoes.
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§ Mr. Vaughan-MorganDetails of United Kingdom imports of fresh potatoes in the years 1955 and 1956 are published in Volume II of the "Annual Statement of Trade of the United Kingdom with Commonwealth and Foreign countries, 1956" to which I would refer my hon. Friend. The figures for 1957 are as follows:
UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF FRESH POTATOES Description 1957 tons '000 £'000 New Total from all countries of which: 240 9,178 Channel Islands 48 2,355 Cyprus 33 820 Netherlands 11 328 Belgium 15 372 Spain 47 1,773 Italy 18 762 Canary Islands 53 2,319 Other (excluding seed potatoes) Total from all countries of which: 10 155 Netherlands 1 16 Belgium 8 130