§ Mr. GRANVILLEasked the President of the Board of Trade the figure of the net imports of barley and the propor- 258W tion designed for malting purposes for the years 1926, 1927 and 1928?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThe total quantities of barley imported as grain and retained in Great Britain and Northern Ireland during the years 1926, 1927 and 1928 wore 11,518,000 cwts., 16,376,000 cwts. and 12,925,000 cwts. respectively. The quantities of such barley used for malting in the years specified are not available. In connection with the Census of Production, relating to 1924, information furnished voluntarily by certain maltsters showed that about 6,800,000 cwts. of British barley and 4,400,000 cwts. of imported barley were used in making 8,730,000 cwts. of malt. No information was furnished regarding the barley used in making a further 3,970,000 cwts. of malt, or regarding the quantity of malt made by distillers for their own use. The retained imports of barley amounted to 21,608,000 cwts. in 1924.