§ 7. Major T. HAYasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give figures as to the tonnage of beet sugar imported into this country during the year 1921, and the tonnage of beet sugar manufactured in this country during the year 1021?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Sir P. Lloyd-Greame)During the year 1921 the imports of unrefined beetroot sugar into the United Kingdom from all sources amounted to 13,685 tons. In the case of refined sugar the trade returns of the United Kingdom do not distinguish between sugar manufactured from beetroot and that manufactured from sugar cane or other materials. The quantity of beet sugar produced in the United Kingdom during the year 1921 was 6,363 tons.