asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any artificial jewellery has been imported into this country since January, 1946; from which countries it has been imported; and what is the amount, expressed in dollars, expended.

The c.i.f. value of imports of jewellery made of non-precious metals and also of beads made of imitation stones, artificial pearls, etc., from January, 1946, to June, 1947, amounted to £366,000. Imports were mainly from Czechoslovakia (£170,000), France (£64,000) and the United States (£63,000). It is not possible to state the expenditure in terms of dollars.