My right hon. Friend is aware of the shortage to which my hon. and gallant Friend refers. As regards the latter part of the question, pre-war imports were small in relation to output, and it is not to be expected that they would be large now, seeing that other countries are also suffering from the shortage. The question of exports was dealt with in the answer given by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade on the 2nd December to the hon. Member for West Middlesbrough, a copy if which I am sending to my hon. and gallant Friend.