§ Colonel Thornton-Kemsleyasked the Minister of Food if he will publish a table showing the quantity of seed potatoes grown, separately, in England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, and the quantity exported to countries outwith the United Kingdom in the years 1947, 1948 and 1949, with an estimate of the quantity grown and exports from each of these sources separately in 1950.
§ Mr. WebbIt is not possible to make an estimate of the quantity to be exported in 1950–51 as exports of most 155W varieties are being made by private traders under open general licence. The
Crop Year Acreage of Certified Seed Potatoes Tonnage of Seed Potatoes Exported* England and Wales Scotland Northern Ireland England and Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Acres Tons 1947–48 … … … 11,516 105,469 53,821 8,408 5,496 14,784 1948–49 … … … 18,950 117,817 70,585 3,194 9,442 27,278 1949–50 … … … 14,637 99,952 51,048 2,125 9,849 36,759 1950–51 … … … 15,203† 98,994 44,249† — — — * Based on Ministry of Food figures. † Provisional.