Cork and Timber (Imports) (Hansard, 1 June 1965)

HC Deb 01 June 1965 vol 713 cc203-4W 204W

§ Mr. Jopling
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the value of cork, and also of timber, which cannot be grown in the United Kingdom, imported during each of the last three years to the most convenient date.

§ Mr. Darling
The following is the information:

Cork Timber^*

Year … … £'000 £'000

1962 … … 833 19,136

1963 … … 908 21,281

1964 … … 911 27,436

^* Non-coniferous timber, mainly of varieties not indigenous to the United Kingdom, but including some indigenous varieties which are not separately distinguished in the import statistics.

			Cork	Timber^*
Year	…	…	£'000	£'000
1962	…	…	833	19,136
1963	…	…	908	21,281
1964	…	…	911	27,436
^* Non-coniferous timber, mainly of varieties not indigenous to the United Kingdom, but including some indigenous varieties which are not separately distinguished in the import statistics.