HC Deb 23 March 1925 vol 182 cc66-7W
Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHY

asked the President of the Board of Trade the imports and re-exports of sugar, molasses, and other sweetening materials into and from Great Britain in each year from 1913 onwards.

Mr. GUINNESS,

in pursuance of his answer (OFFICIAL REPORT, 18th March, 1925, Col. 2292–3], supplied the following figures:

STATEMENT showing the Quantities and Value of Sugar, Molasses, Glucose, Saccharin (including substances of like nature or use) and Articles containing Sugar, registered as re-exported from the *United Kingdom during each of the years 1913 to 1921 inclusive.
Year. Sugar. Molasses. Glucose. Saccharin. †Articles containing Sugar.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
Cwts. £ Cwts. £ Cwts. £ Cwts. £ Cwts. £
1913 … 92,989 62,294 7,140 1,904 925 544 154,846 2,127 57,896 146,447
1914 … 178,327 105,093 4,333 1,168 1,103 699 225,966 2,046 50,666 132,058
1915 … 41,877 49,597 44,551 22,908 2,692 1,901 34,037 1,289 104,232 239,411
1916 … 83,983 96,335 17,018 11,218 5,537 6,400 104,976 6,749 101,614 238,956
1917 … 14,330 23,789 632 1,331 7,397 9,203 3,324 722 20,188 62,645
1918… 24,029 47,240 307 874 398 911 44 20 2,518 12,516
1919 … 757,717 1,764,446 184,683 164,570 4,073 7,656 877,312 58,427 23,786 174,013
1920 … 327,335 1,211,022 74,799 80,187 33,280 95,359 389,433 25,004 69,033 440,327
1921 … 82,221 106,833 16,240 11,194 58,980 73,232 86,554 4,282 58,809 314,010
1922 … 293,846 300,456 70,093 15,359 2,255 1,971 84,426 1,451 42,032 185,681
1923 … 813,625 1,126,843 61,567 15,114 3,383 3,809 191,776 2,244 48,303 177,308
1924 … 337,381 415,858 58,103 18,752 1,254 1,496 36,917 397 113,180 377,751
*As from 1st April, 1923, the figures refer to re-exports from "Great Britain and Northern Ireland" only.
†The weight given is the total weight of the composite articles. Particulars as to the amount of Sugar content are not available.