§ 19. Mr. Turtonasked the Minister of Agriculture what are the acreages contracted for the season 1937 for each sugar-beet factory in Great Britain; and how far these acreages exceed or fall short from the authorised acreages?
§ The Minister of Agriculture (Mr. W. S. Morrison)As the answer involves a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ The latest return of the acreages contracted for the season 1937 for the supply of sugar-beet is as follows:
| Name of sugar-beet factory. | Average contracted for 1937. |
| Allscott | 12,461½ |
| Bardnay | 18,137¾ |
| Brigg | 14>344¾ |
| Bury | 41,112½ |
| Cantley | 33,723¾ |
| Colwick | 5,737¾ |
| Cupar | 8,589½ |
| Ely | 27,203 |
| Felstead | 13,549½ |
| Ipswich | 19,470¾ |
| Kelham | 7,801 |
| Kidderminster | 14,243 |
| King's Lynn | 23,000 |
| Peterborough | 33,821¾ |
| Poppleton | 13,433 |
| Selby | 10,211¼ |
| Spalding | 21,256 |
| Wissington | 15,715 |
| Total | 333,811 |
§ The total of 333,811 acres falls short by 71,199 acres of the maximum of 405,000 acres which has been fixed by the Sugar Commission in accordance with Section 5 (1) of the Sugar Industry (Reorganisation) Act, 1936. The maximum of 405,000 acres was provisionally sub-divided as follows:
| Acres. | |
| English factories | 390,000 |
| Cupar factory | 15,000 |