asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the aggregrate value c.i.f. of United Kingdom imports of timber and timber products, excluding finished manufactured goods, during twelve months ended 30th September, 1961, and the aggregate amount of United Kingdom import duty charged on such imports; by how much per cent. and in value such import duty will be reduced as a result of forthcoming lowering of tariffs among countries which are General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade signatories; what loss of revenue is thereby entailed; and to what extent it is the policy of Her Majesty's Government to eliminate timber tariffs for the purpose of lowering building costs in Great Britain and assisting British exports by reduced packaging costs.