§ 36. Sir ERNEST SHEPPERSON (for Mr. LOUIS SMITH)asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will state the numbers of factories which have concluded agreements satisfactorily to the beet-sugar growers under the terms of the Government offer; and which are the factories which have not concluded such agreements?
§ The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Dr. Addison)Twelve beet-sugar factories have accepted the terms of the Government offer of a special advance and have offered beet contracts to growers on the basis of the Government conditions. The following six factories have not made use of the Government offer: Cantley, Ely, Ipswich, Kelham, King's Lynn and Peterborough.
§ Sir E. SHEPPERSONAm I right in assuming that the factories that have not entered into the agreement are for the most part in the Anglo-Dutch group of factories?
§ Dr. ADDISONThey are all in that group except Peterborough.
§ Sir E. SHEPPERSONHas the right hon. Gentleman used, and is he still using, his best endeavours to persuade the Anglo-Dutch group of factories which have, as he said, made these large profits, to come into the agreement with the other factories?
§ Dr. ADDISONI am engaged in that endeavour.
§ Mr. MACQUISTENDo these happenings not show—