§ 117. Mr. C. BATHURSTasked whether, in view of the high price and prospective shortage of sugar, and of the fact that about seven-twelfths of the sugar consumed in the United Kingdom comes from Germany, the Government will consider the advisability of themselves erecting a beet sugar factory in the West of England, and possibly elsewhere, with a view to its being subsequently taken over by private manufacturers, and so enable large areas of sugar beet to be sown by British farmers next spring and cultivated accordingly in the meantime?
§ Sir H. VERNEYThe suggestion made by the hon. Member will receive careful consideration by the Board of Agriculture.