asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will set out in tabular form the average prices of the principal raw materials imported for manufacturing industry, the average world prices and the prices charged to the main using industries for the following years, namely, 1929, 1939, 1946, 1950, and on the latest convenient date.

I regret that figures on the lines requested are not available. I am, however, sending the hon. Member certain information about international market prices for the principal raw materials concerned.