asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster the value of the commercial products that are now received here from Germany, which come to counterbalance the British expenses incurred with Germany.

Total exports from the British zone of Germany up to 31st January, 1947, were £43,629,200. Of this total, the amount imported into the United Kingdom was £3,011,000. Present imports into the United Kingdom are now at the rate of £450,000 per month

Can the Minister state how touch of this was due to timber for housing.?

The total amount of imports received into the United Kingdom during the three months to 31st January represented £1,264,650. Of that, timber represented £941,200.

Could the Minister say if that timber was satisfactory?

I have not had any suggestion to the contrary.

Can the Minister say how much of that export is attributable to current production, and what amount of it comes from stock?

The main imports into this country consist of timber, with a small amount of, I think, steel scrap of different kinds, but the timber is almost entirely current production.