§ Dr. O'DONOVANasked the Minister of Agriculture if he will state to what extent sugar refining is carried out by State-subsidised beet-sugar manufacturing companies; and whether sugar refineries exist capable of carrying out this work without financial support from the State?
§ Sir J. GILMOURDuring the 1930–31 "off" season 11 of the 18 British beet-sugar factories refined about 195,000 tons of imported raw sugar. "Off"-season refining operations are not subsidised by the State, the payment of subsidy being confined to sugar manufactured from home-grown beets.