§ Mr. SCOTTasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the total amount of subsidy paid to each factory in Scotland to date under the provisions of the Sugar Beet (Subsidy) Act, 1925, for 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929; and will he give a comparative tabular statement showing, for 1925 and each subsequent year, the subsidy per ton paid to the factories and the contract price per ton paid by the factories to the farmers?
Mr. W. ADAMSONThe following table gives the information which the hon. Member desires:
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STATEMENT I. Amount of subsidy paid in respect of sugar and molasses manufactured from the home-grown beet crops of each of the years 1925, 1920, 1927, 1928 and 1929. Year. Amount of Subsidy paid. *Orchard Sugar Co., Ltd. †Second Anglo-Scottish Beet Sugar Corporation, Ltd. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1925 … … 4,105 5 10 — 1926 … … 17,968 10 1 56,090 2 11 1927 … … 47,595 17 8 119,955 17 6 1928 … … — 22,516 12 0 1929 … … — 8,260 11 4 Total … … 69,669 13 7 206,823 3 9 * Went into liquidation on 30th March, 1928. † Commenced manufacturing operations in November, 1926.
STATEMENT II. Year. Subsidy paid per ton of beets delivered into the factories. Contract price per ton made by Companies with Farmers. * Orchard Sugar Co., Ltd † Second Anglo-Scottish Beet Sugar Corporation, Ltd. * Orchard Sugar Co, Ltd. † Second Anglo-Scottish Beet Sugar Corporation, Ltd. s. d. s. d. 1925 … 27 7½ — 48s. 6d, per ton of beets delivered to factory. — 1926 … 40 5½ 50 6 229 contracts made at 50s. per ton f.o.r. 21 one year contracts at 49s. per ton delivered to factory. 2 contracts made at 54s. per ton f.o.r. 302 two year contracts at 54s. per ton delivered to factory. 607 two year contracts at 50s. per ton f.o.r. 1927 … 50 10 56 1 530 contracts at 50s. per ton f.o.r. 1,336 contracts at 50s. per ton f.o.r. 59 contracts at 51s. per ton f.o.r. 384 contracts at 54s. per ton delivered to factory. 8 contracts at 61s. per ton f.o.r. 7 contracts at 48s per ton f.o.r. 4 contracts at 47s. per ton f.o.r. 1 contract at 56s. per ton f.o.r. 1928 … — 40 5 — 388 contracts at 44s. per ton f.o.r. 62 contracts at 46s. per ton delivered to factory. 1929 … — 40 8 — 193 contracts at 46s. per ton delivered to factory. * Went into liquidation on 30th March, 1928. † Commenced manufacturing operations in November, 1926.