§ Mr. HENDERSON STEWART(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he can make any statement regarding the sugar-beet factory at Cupar?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Mr. Skelton)My right hon. Friend is glad to be able to say that Lord Weir, the chairman of the Anglo-Scottish Beet-Sugar Corporation, has now consulted with the National Farmers' Union of Scotland and that the corporation have decided to operate the Cupar factory in the present year in order to maintain the present position in regard to sugar-beet growing in Scotland in the proposed further interim period. My right hon. Friend understands that the acreage offered will be that contracted for last year less a small percentage reduction resulting from the limitation of total beet acreage referred to in the recent Government announcement. He understands further that the contract price will be 36s. per ton free on rail being last year's fixed price less 1s.