§ 26. Mr. W. H. Loveysasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether all sugar beet factories are now slicing to their full capacity.
§ Mr. HoyMy right hon. Friend is informed by the British Sugar Corporation that all their factories in England are slicing to full capacity.
§ Mr. LoveysIs the hon. Gentleman not aware that until literally only two or three days ago the Kidderminster factory had to slow down all its slicing and the British Sugar Corporation sent a card saying that it was very concerned about this matter? This factory deals with all the sugar beet from the South of England, and this was caused by the great reduction in sugar beet growing in the South of England in the last few years. Will he not do something to correct this great reduction in the South of England?
§ Mr. HoyThe price for sugar beet is fixed at the Annual Review, but that was not what the hon. Gentleman asked me. He asked me how the factories are working, and I was delighted to tell him that they were working to full capacity.