asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the value and the quantity of matches which have been imported from Poland during the last 12 months; and at what price, per dozen boxes, are these matches being retailed in this country.

During 1950, 84,629 gross boxes to a value of £15,608, were imported into the United Kingdom from Poland. The controlled maximum retail price is 2d. per box (i.e. 2s. a dozen) for boxes of average contents 50 matches.