§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish in the Official Report, a table showing the proportion of sugar consumed in the United Kingdom that is derived from imported cane sugar and home-grown sugar beet, respectively, for each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. MacGregorUnited Kingdom sugar production from imported cane raws and from home-grown sugar beet as percentages of domestic consumption have been as follows:
(Oct/Sept) Cane raws per cent. Sugar beet per cent. 1974–75 58 23 1975–76 56 28 1976–77 55 29 1977–78 52 39 1978–79 50 44 1979–80 50 45 1980–81 45 55 1981–82 49 48 1982–83 48 50 1983–84 52 51 Note: The percentages do not add up to 100 per cent. because of exports and other sugar imports.