§ Mr. Thorntonasked the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of the increase of grey cotton cloth imports from non-Commonwealth sources in 1959, as compared with 1958, were for re-export.
§ Mr. MaudlingTotal imports of grey cotton cloth, and the amounts of these imports destined for re-export after processing, from non-Commonwealth sources in 1958 and 1959 were as follows:
— 1958 1959 Mn. Sq. Yds. £m. Mn. Sq. Yds. £m. Total Imports 91 5.2 103 5.2 Destined for re-export after processing 65.5 3.7 91 4.6 It is not possible to indicate what percentage of the increase in those goods destined for re-export after processing came from the increase in imports.