asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the aggregate tonnage and value of the goods seized by the Customs as prohibited on arrival at ports in the United Kingdom during the past twelve months; and what percentage of the goods so seized is now held in bond and occupying space in dock warehouses?

I regret that the information desired by the hon. and gallant Member is not. available, and could not be obtained even approximately without the scrutiny of thousands of documents. Goods held in bond to the Department of Import Restrictions are usually taken into the warehouses of the consignees or other persons giving bond.