– in the House of Commons am ar 3 Gorffennaf 1935.
Mr William Mainwaring
, Rhondda East
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will provide a return showing the amount of subsidy given in other producing countries for the production of sugar-beet; the amount of subsidy, if any, granted respectively in other countries to beet-sugar factories; and a return showing the relative scale of operation and costs at each of the 18 beet-sugar factories of this country?
Mr Walter Elliot
, Glasgow Kelvingrove
As regards the first two parts of the question, State assistance to the sugar-beet industry in other producing countries is normally accorded through the incidence of sugar duties and the regulation of supplies. The combination of these factors, with, in most
| STATEMENT showing the State assistance given in certain sugar-beet producing countries in the campaign year, 1934–35. | ||||||
| The figures are based on imported white sugar of a value of 5s. 6d. per cwt. calculated in shillings and decimals of a shilling per cwt. of 112 lb. at gold parities. | ||||||
| Country. | Home grown sugar produced and retained for home consumption. | Wholesale price for standard granulated sugar, including consumption tax and/or excise duty, which the home industry is permitted to charge. | Consumption tax or excise duty. | Wholesale value of imported standard granulated sugar. | Effective State assistance to the sugar-beet industry. | |
| per cwt. | Total. | |||||
| tons. | s. per cwt. | s. per cwt. | s. per cwt. | s. | £ | |
| Czechoslovakia | 400,000 | 35.35 | 11.38 | 5.5 | 18.47 | 7,388,000 |
| Denmark | 91,000* | 21.82 | 5.98 | 5.5 | 10.34 | 941,000 |
| France | 1,050,000 | 23.97 | 6.95 | 5.5 | 11.52 | 12,096,000 |
| Germany | 1,550,000 | 37.72 | 10.44 | 5.5 | 21.78 | 33,759,000 |
| Holland | 246,000 | 35.24 | 28.31 | 5.5 | 8.23† | 2,025,000 |
| Hungary | 90,000 | 40.17 | 18.26 | 5.5 | 16.41 | 1,477,000 |
| Irish Free State | 71,000 | Import duty of 21s. per cwt. less Excise duty of 4s. 8d. per cwt. | 16.33 | 1,159,000 | ||
| Italy | 330,000 | 67.02 | 43.95 | 5.5 | 17.57 | 5,798,000 |
| Poland | 325,000 | 23.42 | 10.19 | 5.5 | 7.73 | 2,512,000 |
| Spain | 300,000 | 27.79 | 7.67 | 5.5 | 14.62 | 4,386,000 |
| Sweden | 272,000 | 16.22 | — | 5.5 | 10.72 | 2,916,000 |
| U.S.A. | 1,390,000 | 22.50 | — | 8.0 | 14.50 | 20,155,000 |
| * Small production duo to crop failure. The sugar-beet industry normally supplies the total requirement of 200,000 tons. | ||||||
| † Includes 6.80s. direct subsidy. |
