§ 63. Captain CROOKSHANKasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of duty collected in the years 1927, 1928 and 1929 from home-grown sugar and from other sugars, respectively?
§ Mr. P. SNOWDENWith the hon. and gallant Member's permission, I will circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
§ The net amounts of duty collected in the years 1927, 1928 and 1929 in respect of home-grown sugar and imported sugar respectively were as follow:
Year ended 31st December. | Home-grown Sugar. | Imported Sugar. | ||
£ | £ | |||
1927 | … | … | 1,254,717 | 15,611,274 |
1928 | … | … | 1,149,242 | 13,589,419 |
1929 | … | … | 1,279,651 | 11,529,097 |