Written Answers
Canned Foodstuffs (Imports)
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state the quantity and value of tinned and canned meat, fish, and other foodstuffs
| Description and year. | Imports into the United Kingdom. | Production in the United Kingdom. | ||||||
| From British Countries. | From Foreign Countries. | |||||||
| Quantity. | Declared Value. | Quantity. | Declared Value. | Description. | Quantity. | Value. | ||
| Thous. cwts. | £'000 | Thous. cwts. | £'000 | Thous. cwts. | £'000 | |||
| Meat (excluding poultry and game and extracts and essences) tinned, canned, &c. | Preserved meat in tins, glasses, &c. | |||||||
| 1930 | … | 47 | 233 | 1,297 | 6,021 | 278 | 1,807 | |
| 1931 | … | 44 | 192 | 1,273 | 4,844 | (a) | (a) | |
| 1932 | … | 49 | 165 | 919 | 3,052 | (a) | (a) | |
| 1933 | … | 64 | 193 | 1,059 | 3,122 | (a) | (b) | |
| 1934 | … | 65 | 227 | 1,199 | 4,127 | (b) | (b) | |
| 1935 | … | 99 | 331 | 1,176 | 3,899 | 233 | 1,468 | |
| 1936 | … | 110 | 371 | 1,242 | 4,299 | (a) | (a) | |
| Fish (including shell fish), canned: | Fish, canned: | |||||||
| 1930 | … | 168 | 1,092 | 1,287 | 6,413 | 140 | 356 | |
| 1931 | … | 237 | 1,418 | 1,099 | 5,033 | (a) | (a) | |
| 1932 | … | 184 | 1,035 | 1,116 | 4,511 | (a) | (a) | |
| 1933 | … | 133 | 880 | 940 | 3,526 | (a) | (b) | |
| 1934 | … | 155 | 985 | 1,397 | 5,448 | (b) | (b) | |
| 1935 | … | 173 | 1,019 | 1,296 | 4,994 | 181 | 387 | |
| 1936 | … | 190 | 1,040 | 1,293 | 5,304 | (a) | (a) | |
| Fruit preserved with or without added sugar, tinned or bottled; | Fruit, canned or bottled: | |||||||
| 1930 | … | 906 | 1,440 | 1,848 | 4,352 | 369 | 1,047 | |
| 1931 | … | 941 | 1,296 | 2,362 | 4,603 | (a) | (a) | |
| 1932 | … | 1,268 | 1,827 | 2,319 | 4,681 | (a) | (a) | |
| 1933 | … | 1,232 | 1,680 | 2,103 | 3,564 | (b) | (b) | |
| 1934 | … | 1,608 | 2,040 | 2,123 | 3,632 | (b) | (b) | |
| 1935 (c) | … | 1,423 | 1,951 | 2,296 | 4,133 | 462 | 1,234 | |
| 1936 (c) | … | 1,423 | 1,949 | 2,305 | 4,011 | (a) | (a) | |
imported into this country from Foreign and Empire countries in each year since 1930; and the quantity and value of such foodstuffs tinned and canned in this country?
Complete information relating to United Kingdom imports and production of tinned and canned foodstuffs is not available, but the following table shows such information as is available in respect of (1) imports into the United Kingdom from British and foreign countries respectively, and (2) production in the United Kingdom during the years 1930 to 1936:
| Description and year. | Imports into the United Kingdom. | Production in the United Kingdom. | ||||||
| From British Countries. | From Foreign Countries. | |||||||
| Quantity. | Declared Value. | Quantity. | Declared Value. | Description. | Quantity. | Value. | ||
| Thous. cwts. | £'000 | Thous. cwts. | £'000 | Thous. cwts. | £'000 | |||
| Vegetables preserved in airtight containers, with no sweetening matter: | Vegetables, canned: | |||||||
| 1930 | … | 5 | 10 | 757 | 947 | 314 | 768 | |
| 1931 | … | 7 | 9 | 901 | 975 | (a) | (a) | |
| 1932 | … | 14 | 20 | 917 | 989 | (a) | (a) | |
| 1933 | … | 26 | 34 | 799 | 916 | 933 | 1,670 | |
| 1934 | … | 56 | 77 | 778 | 860 | 1,014 | 1,837 | |
| 1935 | … | 161 | 177 | 896 | 1,055 | 1,205 | 2,139 | |
| 1936 | … | 151 | 184 | 501 | 643 | (a) | (a) | |
| Condensed milk (d): | Condensed milk | |||||||
| 1930 | … | 112 | 219 | 2,489 | 4,096 | 874 | 2,515 | |
| 1931 | … | 85 | 159 | 2,714 | 4,178 | (a) | (a) | |
| 1932 | … | 177 | 313 | 2,565 | 3,295 | (a) | (a) | |
| 1933 | … | 246 | 414 | 2,198 | 2,666 | 1,185 | 2,332 | |
| 1934 | … | 212 | 352 | 1,881 | 2,456 | 1,947 | 3,603 | |
| 1935 | … | 216 | 354 | 1,570 | 1,691 | 2,993 | 4,788 | |
| 1936 | 198 | 294 | 1,487 | 1,683 | (a) | (a) | ||
| (a) No information is available for these years. | ||||||||
| (b) Complete particulars are not available for these years. | ||||||||
| (c) Excluding imports of fruit (other than apricots) tinned or bottled without added sugar. | ||||||||
| (d) The amount of tinned condensed milk (i) imported; and (ii) produced in this country cannot be stated but it is known that very large quantities of condensed milk are used in manufacture and are probably purchased in bulk. The figures of production given for 1935 include the output of certain firms not comprised in the figures for earlier years and are, therefore, not comparable with the latter. | ||||||||
Note.—The figures of imports for 1936 and of production for 1935 are provisional. Also the figures of imports are in some cases not strictly comparable with those of production. | ||||||||