HC Deb 17 April 1929 vol 227 c254W
Sir H. CROFT

asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of persons employed in the manufacture of beet sugar in 1923 and 1928, respectively?

Mr. GUINNESS

The approximate number of persons employed in the beet sugar factories in Great Britain in the manufacturing season 1923–24 was 1,159, and in 1928–29, 8,172.