50. Colonal T. Sinclair (for Viscount Castlereagh)asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amount, directly or indirectly, Northern Ireland has contributed to the sugar-beet subsidy during the last 15 years; and what amount of this subsidy have Northern Ireland farmers received?
§ Sir J. SimonNorthern Ireland has not contributed directly to the sugar-beet subsidy during the period in question; Northern Ireland farmers do not grow sugar-beet and have received no part of the subsidy. I know of no satisfactory basis for estimating what amount, if any, Northern Ireland can properly be said to have contributed indirectly to the subsidy.