HC Deb 18 July 1963 vol 681 c80W
44. Captain Orr

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the amount and value of granite imported from South Africa and India, respectively, for each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Erroll

The following is the information:

UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF GRANITE
Raw, wholly or mainly manufactured
Year India South Africa
Ton £ Ton £
1953 131 5,490 107 1,610
1954 347 17,651 254 3,632
1955 530 28,094 612 10,832
1956 497 26,557 940 18,080
1957 1,263 70,403 1,141 35,738
1958 1,480 78,460 1,112 49,058
1959 173 10,100 1,066 27,572
1960 2,435 132,938 1,987 103,080
1961 2,065 145,208 1,966 88,119
1962 1,960 133,071 1,853 74,215