Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Economic Warfare. – in the House of Commons at on 30 January 1940.
Sir Ronald Cross
, Rossendale
I assume that the hon. Member is referring to imports into neutral countries contiguous to the enemy. With one exception, imports of rice into such countries during the last four months of 1939 have tended to diminish, and are in any case less than in the corresponding months of 1938. With regard to the second part of the Question, such statistical information as is available shows that it is probable that exports of rice to Germany have now virtually ceased.