§ Mr. Osborneasked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware that the sugar beet crop in North Lincolnshire will be in jeopardy unless commercial vehicle tyres are supplied immediately; and if he will deal with this problem as a matter of urgency.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsI am advised that while the shortage of tyres in North Lincolnshire is causing inconvenience, the sugar beet crop there is not in jeopardy. The assistance of the Tyre Manufacturers' Conference has already been invoked to obtain tyres for commercial vehicles owned by farmers in cases where the county war agricultural executive committee confirm that the vehicles would be immobilised without them.