§ 61. Sir Edmund Findlayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what quantity of foreign barley of the season 1936 crop has been landed at Lossiemouth to the latest date for which figures are available; and what was the average price paid by the distillers for this barley?
§ Mr. ElliotAs indicated in reply to a question by my hon. Friend on 16th June, 1936, separate figures as to imports of barley into Lossiemouth are not available. I will, with his permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a tabular statement showing the quantities and values of barley imported into the Port of Inverness, including Lossiemouth, for the months of September, 1936, to January, 1937, inclusive. I regret that information as to the price paid by distillers is not available.
§ Following is the statement:
§ Quantities and value of barley imported into the Port of Inverness (including Ballachulish, Burghead, Findhorn, Fort William, Invergordon, Isle of Skye, Lossiemouth, Portmahomack and Portree).
| Month. | Quantity. | Value. | Average per cwt. | |
| Cwts. | £ | s. | d. | |
| September, 1936 | 21,296 | 6,872 | 6 | 5 |
| October, 1936 | 129,942 | 52,687 | 8 | 1 |
| November, 1936 | 77,431 | 33,072 | 8 | 7 |
| December, 1936 | 38,312 | 16,996 | 8 | 10 |
| January, 1937 | 30,000 | 13,785 | 9 | 2 |
| Total | 296,981 | 123,412 | 8 | 4 |
§ 62. Sir E. Findlayasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average price paid by distillers for home barley of the season 1936 crop?
§ Mr. ElliotThe average price of barley at the Scottish markets from which returns are received, for the period October, 1936, to January, 1937, was 8s. 6d. per cwt. The returns do not, however, distinguish between malting and other barley, and I 992 am therefore unable to reply specifically to my hon. Friend's question.