HC Deb 09 December 1929 vol 233 c60W
Mr. SMITH-CARINGTON

asked the Minister of Agriculture for each of the last five years the amount of refined sugar consumed; the respective quantities coming from home-grown and imported sources; the amount of subsidy paid each year upon the former; and the average selling price per cwt.?

Mr. N. BUXTON

The following statement shows the net quantities of refined sugar retained for home consumption in the United Kingdom during each of the last five financial years, showing the quantities coming from home-grown and imported sources respectively.

back. The amount of subsidy paid on homegrown beet sugar in each of the last five financial years and the average selling price per hundredweight were as follow:

Year ended 31st March. Subsidy paid. Average price per cwt.
£ s. d. s. d.
1925 465,798 13 9 31 1
1926 1,001,067 4 2 26
1927 2,998,550 7 11 31 8
1928 3,700,199 0 4 27 6
1929 2,532,690 16 1 21 10