HC Deb 20 July 1927 vol 209 cc414-7W
Mr. A. V. ALEXANDER

asked the Minister of Agriculture the amount of subsidy paid to each of the sugar-beet factories in respect of sugar and molasses, respectively, in each financial year since the subsidy was introduced; the aggregate capitalisation to date of all the subsidised beet-sugar companies; and the individual guarantees towards the cost of building under the Trade Facilities Act?

Mr. GUINNESS

The following three statements give the desired information:

Statement No. 1.
STATEMENT showing the amount of subsidy paid to beet sugar factories in Great Britain in respect of sugar and molasses, respectively, in each financial year since the introduction of the subsidy.
Factory. Sugar. Molasses.
1924–5. 1925–6. 1926–7. 1927–8 to 16 July 1927. 1924–5. 1925–6. 1926–7. 1927–8 to 16 July, 1927.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1. Cantley … 272,517 7 9 331,934 17 0 460,984 5 7 — 16,482 12 3 28,937 16 10 44,266 15 10 25,144 5 2
2. Kelham … 119,188 14 4 86,224 5 10 242,679 15 0 — 9,758 18 7 17,312 14 2 27,447 16 4 822 13 8
3. Ely … — 187,599 15 0 466,831 15 0 — — 4,133 17 7 69,578 0 9 26,514 8 0
4.Ipswich … — 57,034 1 2 401,259 13 6 — — 3,945 10 0 873 10 4 29,702 9 4
5.Colwick … 74,092 11 8 150,022 17 11 258,278 12 11 — — 1,266 10 9 1,604 17 9 —
6. Spalding … — — 124,197 11 2 — — — 3,491 4 0 16,028 17 2
7. Kidderminster … — 63,163 15 2 149,373 6 1 — — — — 14,703 3 6
8. Poppleton … — — 141,673 13 3 — — — — 8,657 4 7
9. Folstead … — — 85,994 13 9 — — — 616 18 1 8,659 0 2
10. Wissiugton … — 48,725 2 10 92,242 16 0 — — 1,543 7 5 18,133 17 11 4,211 14 10
11. Bury St. Edmunds … — 73,603 4 8 316,441 8 9 371 11 0 — 6,536 16 10 37,038 4 3 11,648 3 0
12. Peterborough … — — 164,612 8 1 — — — 19,344 18 3 3,921 2 4
13. Greenock … — 2,759 4 7 14,784 10 6 — — 1,346 1 3 3,183 13 7 —
14. Cupar … — — 49,195 12 4 — — — 1,728 10 1 2,528 15 11
Total … 465,798 13 9 1,001,067 4 2 2,998,550 7 11 374 11 0 26,241 10 10 65,022 14 10 227,308 7 2 152,541 17 8

Statement No.2.
STATEMENT showing the Capitalisation of Beet Sugar Factory Companies.
Company. Factory. Capital.
Issued Shares. Debentures (including Trade Facilities Guarantees—see Statement No.3) Total.
£ £ £
1. English Beet Sugar Corporation, Ltd. Cantley 450,507 — 450,507
2. Home Grown Sugar, Ltd. Kelham 125,000 168,109 293,109
3. Ely Beet Sugar Factory, Ltd. Ely 450,000 97,440 547,440
4. Ipswich Beet Sugar Factory, Ltd. Ipswich 400,000 97,440 497,440
5. Anglo-Scottish Beet Sugar Corporation, Ltd. Colwick 425,000 830,000 1,255,000
Spalding
6. West Midland Sugar Co., Ltd. Kidderminster 180,000 150,000 330,000
7. Second Anglo-Scottish Beet sugar Corporation, Ltd. Popplelon (York) 240,500 865,000 330,000
Felstead
Cupar
8. British Sugar Manufacturers, Ltd. Wissington 350,000 256,428 606,428
9. United Sugar Company, Ltd Bury St. Edmunds 300,000 — 300,000
10. Central Sugar Company, Ltd Peterborough 175,000 185,000 360,000
11. Orchard Sugar Company, Ltd Greenock 147,291 226,041 373,332
Total 3,243,298 2,875,458 6,118,756

Statement No. 3.
STATEMENT showing the amount of individual guarantees made under the Trade Facilities Act to Beet Sugar Factory Companies.
Name of Company. Factories. Guarantees given.
£
Anglo-Scottish Beet Sugar Corporation, Ltd. Colwick, Spalding 610,000
Second Anglo-Scottish Beet Sugar Corporation, Ltd. Poppleton (York), Cupar,Felstead. 865,000
West Midland Sugar Co., Ltd Kidderminster 150,000
Orchard Sugar Co., Ltd Greenock 180,000
Central Sugar Co., Ltd Peterborough 185,000
Lincolnshire Beet Sugar Co., Ltd Bardney* 225,000
Total 2,215,000
*This factory is still in course of erection.