§ Mr. N. Macphersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of growers of sugar beet, the acreage under sugar beet, and the tonnage of clean sugar beet delivered to factories in each of the campaign seasons since the war as compared with 1938–39.
Mr. McNeilThe number of growers of sugar beet in Scotland, the acreage under this crop and the tonnage of clean sugar beet delivered to factories in each of the campaign seasons 1938–39 and 1945–46 to 1950–51 are shown in the following table:
Campaign season No. of growers Acreage Tonnage of clean beet delivered to factories 1938–39 1,477 7,391 52,000 1945–46 2,491 12,206 103,000 1946–47 2,431 12,109 75,000 1947–48 1,761 8,808 64,000 1948–49 1,514 8,655 70,000 1949–50 1,335 8,573 95,000 1950–51 1,391 10,026 101,000