§ Mr. MALLALIEUasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether there has been any considerable increase in the production of motor spirit from molasses; and what proportion of the total production comes from imported raw material?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINWith regard to the first part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to Part VIII in 577W the January, 1935, issue of the Accounts relating to Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom, where statistics of the quantities of spirits issued for the manufacture of power methylated spirits are given. With regard to the second part, the official statistics do not distinguish between spirits distilled from imported molasses and spirits distilled from home-produced molasses.