asked the President of the Board of Trade how many half-watt lamps were bought in Holland by British dealers in 1920 and 1921; what the purchase price per lamp was; and at what price these lamps were afterwards sold to the public?

I am unable to state the numbers of half-watt lamps bought in Holland by British dealers in 1920 and 1921. The imports into the United Kingdom of electric glow lamps, gas filled, consigned from the Netherlands, were as follows:

			Number.	Value.
				£
1920	…	…	40,392	5,359
1921	…	…	780,533	92,387

I have no information as to the prices charged to the British public for lamps obtained from Holland.

asked the President of the Board of Trade the quantities and values of vulcanised fibre imported into this country from the United States of America during the year 1912, 1913, 1914, 1920 and 1921, respectively, and the corresponding figures for as many months of 1922 as are at present available?

The value of "fibre, vulcanised, etc.," imported into the United Kingdom from all countries during each of the year specified in the question was as follows:

1912.	1913.	1914.	1920.	1921.
£	£	£	£	£
25,996	24,765	43,857	180,382	146,488

I am unable to state the quantities imported, or to distinguish the values imported from the United States of America in any year except 1921. In that year practically the whole of the imports were consigned from the United States. No information is at present available with regard to any months of the year 1922.