§ Mr. HORRABINasked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware that certain sugar-beet factories are employing imported Irish labour, while agricultural labourers are unemployed in adjacent districts; and whether he proposes to take any action in the matter?
§ Dr. ADDISONI am informed that a small number of workers have been brought over from Ireland this year by two sugar-beet factory companies who state that such workers have been used only by growers unable to obtain suitable local labour. As explained in my predecessor's reply on 29th April to the hon. Member for the Isle of Ely (Mr. de Rothschild), special efforts have been made by any Department to urge growers to use local labour, and I now understand that the two factories mentioned will adopt this practice in future.