asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any answer has yet been received from the Spanish Government with regard to our representations on the subject of the discrimination, amounting to a 35 per cent, rebate of duty, in favour of imports of French motor cars; and whether, in view of the terms of our trade treaty with Spain, steps will be taken to ensure that similar rebates of duty are allowed on imports of British cars into Spain?

Yes, Sir. The Spanish Government have intimated that they are ready to accord to United Kingdom motor cars entering Spain the same treatment as is now accorded to imports of French motor cars.

asked the President of the Board of Trade the volume of the

During the first nine months of 1933 the imports of bacon into the United Kingdom registered as eon-sighed from Germany amounted to 1,043 cwts. as compared with 1 cwt. during the corresponding period of 1932. As regards the second part of the question, according to the official German trade returns, the number of live pigs, other than sucking pigs, imported into Germany from Denmark during the first nine months of 1933 was 83, as compared with 1,015 during the corresponding period of 1932.

asked the President of the Board of Trade the quantities of bacon imported into this country for each quarter since January, 1932, with the respective quantities from each exporting country including the Dominions?

The following table shows the total quantity of bacon imported into the United Kingdom during the undermentioned periods, distinguishing the principal countries of consignment.

asked the President of the Board of Trade the value of the imports and exports between this country and Japan, and vice versa, for each of the last 12 years, respectively, giving separate figures in respect of the main items?

For the years 1921–1931 the information desired is available in Volume IV of the issues of the "Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom" for 1925, 1930 and 1931, which contain the particulars for these years and for each of the four previous years. The volume for 1932 has not yet been published, and the only data relating to this year that are readily available are those contained in the monthly "Accounts relating to Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom". The issue of these accounts for December, 1932,STATEMENT showing war material covered by export licences issued for China and Japan during July, August, September and October, 1933.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give a classified table of the imports of merchandise during 1932, or the latest available year according to the present tariff position, showing various percentage categoriescontains particulars of our imports and exports in the trade with Japan during 1932 in respect of a number of commodities, while the issue for January, 1933, contains figures of the aggregate value of the imports from and of the domestic exports and re-exports of merchandise to Japan during 1932.

asked the President of the Board of Trade, if he will publish a statement giving particulars of the arms and munitions and naval and military stores, not including sporting arms and munitions, in respect of which he has issued licences to export to China and Japan in July, August, September, and October, 1933?

The following statement gives the desired information.under the Import Duties Act and the Ottawa Agreements, the imports dutiable under other enactments, and the imports which are free of duty?

I regret that the desired information is not available. Table VIII of Volume II of the Annual Statement of Trade for 1932, which will probably be published next month, will, however, contain information in regard to imports during 1932 of articles dutiable under the Import Duties Act, showing the value of goods entered for home consumption at each percentage rate of ad valorem duty, and the value of goods liable to specific duty, classified in each case according to the groups in the official Import List.