§ 9. Colonel DAYasked the Minister of Agriculture how many acres of land are now under beet cultivation in this country; how many factories are in operation for the manufacture of beet sugar; and what is the estimated output of beet sugar in Britain for the year 1925?
§ Major Sir HARRY BARNSTON (forI have been asked to reply. On the 4th June last, 56,200 acres were returned as under sugar beet cultivation in Great Britain; 10 factories are expected to manufacture sugar during the 1925–26 season; and in that period the output of refined beet sugar is estimated to be 57,000 tons.
| THE following outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth disease were confirmed between the issue of the Midlands and South of England (Regulation of Movement of Animals) Order of 1925 at 9 p.m. on Friday, 13ih November, and 12 noon on Monday, 16th November, 1925:— | |||||||
| County. | Number of Outbreaks. | Locality of Outbreak. | Animals authorised to be slaughtered. | ||||
| Cattle. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Goats. | ||||
| Essex | … | 2 | Roydon, Ware | — | — | 3 | 6 |
| Ingatestone | 20 | — | 13 | — | |||
| Oxford | … | 1 | Warborough, Wallingford | 84 | 156 | 23 | — |
| Lanes | … | 1 | Rochdale | 25 | — | — | — |
| Stafford | … | 1 | Eccleshall | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Wilts | … | 5 | Liddington, Swindon, Box, Chippenham, Overton, Marlborough, Dauntsey, Chippenham, Melksham Without. | 53 | 150 | 21 | — |
| 22 | 89 | — | — | ||||
| 51 | 1,521 | — | — | ||||
| 64 | — | 30 | — | ||||
| 12 | — | — | — | ||||
| Totals | … | 10 | 333 | 1,916 | 93 | 6 |
§ Mr. THURTLEWould the hon. Baronet say how many of these factories are owned by foreign capital?
§ Sir H. BARNSTONObviously, I could not answer that question without notice.