asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the quantity of glucose, distinguishing imported and home-made, paying duty in the year ended 31st March, 1934; and also the quantity of duty-free molasses used in distilleries and used as food for stock, distinguishing British-made, imported and home-grown beet?

The net quantity of duty-paid glucose for home consumption during the year ended 31st March, 1934, was as follows:

	Cwts.
Imported	579,494
Home-made	1,712,217

The quantities of molasses delivered free for use in distilleries (including molasses delivered for use in the manufacture of yeast) and as food for stock in the same period were as follow:

Molasses	For use in distilleries and in the manufacture of yeast.	For use as food for stock
	cwts.	cwts.
British manufactured from Imported Sugar.	1,567,013	450,159
Imported	3,433,140	2,234,660
Manufactured from Home Grown Beet.	529,136	1,188,988
	5,529,289	3,873,807
	9,401,096

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the imports of binder twine into this country from Canada and East Africa; and whether he intends to recommend any reductions of these imports from the Dominions and Colonies?

I am aware of the imports to which my hon. Friend refers. Imports from British countries other than Canada represented less than 2 per cent. of the imports of binder twine in the first six months of this year, and the imposition of a duty upon Canadian binder twine would, in any case, be inconsistent with Article 1 of the United Kingdom-Canadian Ottawa Agreement.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the import of rubber boots and shoes from British Colonies in Asia increased from 2,856 pairs in the month of June, 1932, to 34,128 pairs in the month of June, 1933, and to 202,080 pairs in the month of June, 1934; and, in view of these figures and of the different labour conditions prevailing in the United Kingdom from those in British Asiatic Colonies, what further steps he proposes to take?

I am aware that imports have been as stated by my hon. Friend, and, as my right hon. Friend has already informed the House, careful consideration is being given to the questions to which these imports give rise.

	Cosigned from the United States.						Consigned from Canada.
Description	1933.			1934.			1933.			1934.
	Apl.	May.	June.	Apl.	May.	June.	Apl.	May.	June.	Apl.	May.	June.
	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.	No.
Mechanically propelled road vehicles:
Motor cars, etc.:
Private cars (including cabs), new.*	48	141	164	492	1,054	786	53	295	276	342	158	233
Commercial vehicles (including motor omni- buses, motor fire engines, and motor ambulances, but not including tractors), new.*	3	—	—	—	1	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Private cars and commercial vehicles second-hand	†	†	†	3	3	2	†	†	†	—	2	—
Chassis for motor cars, etc. with engines:
Constructed solely for commercial use.	24	36	12	150	147	135	—	—	—	22	22	6
Other	—	61	86	68	120	75	—	—	26	4	9	23
Chassis for motor cars, etc., without engines.	—	—	—	48	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—
* Included second-hand cars prior to 1934.
† Not separately recorded prior to 1934.

asked the Prime Minister whether he will grant facilities for the discussion at an early date of the Motion relating to the case of ex-ranker officers of the Army who are at present

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of American manufactured motor cars and chassis imported into this country during the months of April, May and June, respectively, of this year and during the same months, respectively, of last year?

The following table shows the number of motor cars and chassis imported into the United Kingdom and registered during April, May and June, 1933 and 1934, as consigned from the United States and Canada, respectively. It is not possible to state how many of these cars were of United States manufacture.in receipt of pensions as warrant and non-commissioned officers, which has been placed on the Order Paper by the hon. and gallant Member for South-East Leeds (Major Milner) and other hon. Members:

In view of the state of Parliamentary business, I regret that I cannot hold out any hope of special facilities being given for the discussion of this subject. This question has been fully considered and debated on more than one occasion, and I see no ground for re-opening it.