HC Deb 14 July 1930 vol 241 c942W
Mr. LAMBERT

asked the Minister of Agriculture what amount of sugar has been produced in this country for each year from 1924–25 due to the subsidy on beet sugar?

Dr. ADDISON

The quantity of sugar produced from home-grown beet in each manufacturing season from 1924–5 to 1929–30 was as follows:

Sugar produced.
Year Cwts.
1924–5 478,308
1925–6 1,035,672
1926–7 3,068,530
1927–8 3,802,189
1928–9 3,904,172
1929–30 (to 5th July) 5,840,736