HC Deb 11 June 1934 vol 290 cc1358-9W
Mr. MALLALIEU

asked the Minister of Agriculture the amount of subsidy paid to each of the beet sugar factories in respect of sugar and molasses, respectively, in each financial year since the year ended 31st March, 1927?

Mr. ELLIOT

The following table gives the information for which the hon. Member asks.

Subsidy payments during the Financial Years, 1928–34 in respect of Sugar and Molasses produced from Home-grown Beet at the undermentioned Factories.
Factory. 1927–28. 1928–29. 1929–30. 1930–31. 1931–32. 1932–33. 1933–34.
Sugar. Molasses. Sugar. Molasses. Sugar. Molasses. Sugar. Molasses. Sugar. Molasses. Sugar. Molasses. Sugar. Molasses.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
1. Allscott 125,048 14,418 130,384 15,829 225,174 22,485 254,166 20,700 58,035 9,162 93,911 10,529 143,107 17,583
2. Bardney 198,163 26,016 94,062 12,789 182,800 21,551 288,542 29,768 102,091 15,582 116,090 13,233 185,469 21,587
3. Brigg — — 64,944 7,739 115,831 12,631 220,801 19,827 53,939 9,271 90,993 9,032 136,459 13,131
4. Bury St. Edmunds. 376,993 55,814 324,244 30,382 426,612 36,636 626,713 43,761 208,925 30,196 273,139 21,096 365,313 26,505
5. Cantley 495,109 52,112 330,900 43,762 427,182 61,048 573,336 56,431 139,267 8,806 278,588 22,625 300,411 35,052
6. Colwick 197,506 29,037 106,297 6,251 181,239 24,151 233,078 28,015 94,745 9,391 91,903 11,168 121,784 15,582
7. Ely 479,226 87,684 346,889 61,096 432,879 71,166 485,962 11,899 140,687 84,691 181,958 29,120 223,607 30,735
8. Eynsham * — — 2,209 1,951 5,194 1,485 4,998 2,007 — — — — — —
9. Felstead 160,283 32,096 74,028 5,153 154,373 17,198 290,631 29,065 122,720 10,409 130,740 12,001 146,688 17,782
10. Ipswich 273,628 52,871 152,515 22,534 245,346 20,255 328,107 17,327 66,066 21,462 120,894 7,463 151,361 15,046
11. Kelham‡ 166,658 22,057 62,390 7,944 116,450 13,147 177,723 237 28,175 24,961 — — 93,131 —
12. Kidderminster 212,050 38,948 135,861 11,958 172,016 24,232 232,854 26,279 67,541 6,819 81,802 9,508 129,906 15,605
13. King's Lynn 107,402 13,097 161,685 13,938 258,126 36,575 311,569 7,237 62,482 37,881 142,396 2,233 175,299 14,393
14. Peterborough 181,761 30,928 152,342 21,967 226,683 25,888 447,156 53,279 155,822 15,230 182,310 21,935 251,780 31,052
15. Poppleton 150,944 34,383 65,235 7,412 101,089 12,457 222,465 26,838 34,749 3,825 37,026 4,223 130,606 16,170
16. Selby 110,003 13,720 90,669 11,443 164,082 18,932 215,203 20,653 55,817 5,441 81,117 8,100 106,1500 11,133
17. Spalding 163,272 40,543 107,310 14,153 173,604 21,689 275,963 33,220 132,475 13,546 133,622 14,892 186,561 20,828
18. Wissington 155,853 38,886 111,692 21,765 150,699 20,564 227,615 32,103 105,142 12,202 104,778 12,235 142,198 20,332
19. Cupar 104,081 21,041 19,035 3,482 7,208 1,053 129,347 18,097 3,879 522 4,848 640 18,215 2,353
20. Greenock† 42,217 5,379 — — — — — — — — — — — —
3,700,200 609,060 2,532,691 321,548 3,766,587 463,143 5,546,229 476,743 1,632,557 319,397 2,146,115 § 210,033 3,008,040 324,869
* No payments of subsidy made after financial year ended 31st March, 1931.
† No payments of subsidy made after financial year ended 31st March, 1928.
‡ This factory did not operate during the 1932–33 manufacturing season.
§ Excludes the following payments under the British Sugar Industry (Assistance) Act, 1931:
(a) Made during the Financial Year 1931–2. Factory. Amount. Factory. Amount.
£ £
Allscott 10,974 Poppleton 6,682
Bardney 18,318 Selby 10,459
Brigg 10,197 Spalding 23,270
Bury St. Edmunds 33,240 Wissington 17,482
Colwick 16,985 Cupar 746
Felstead 22,462
Kidderminster 12,423 Total 183,238
(b) During Financial Year 1932–3. Bardney £59