§ Mr. Stodartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total tonnage of potatoes grown in each of the last 10 years; and how much of this he estimates was disposed of as seed and ware, respectively.
§ Mr. Ross
PRODUCTION AND DISPOSAL OF POTATOES, SCOTLAND 000 tons Disposal Crop Year Total Production Seed Ware* 1957–58 … 938 444 438 1958–59 … 1,002 482 463 1959–60 … 1,391 544 686 1960–61 … 1,354 537 667 1961–62 … 1,179 499 624 1962–63 … 1,249 516 592 1963–64 … 1,096 487 452 1964–65 … 1,326 478 561 1965–66 … 1,228 403 521 1966–67 … 1,078 434 518 1967–68 … 1,307 440 530 (provisional) (forecast) (forecast) * Includes all potatoes used for human consumption including first earlies and consumption in farm households but does not include stock-feed, wastage, etc.
§ Mr. Stodartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the acreage of potatoes inspected for seed certification in each of the last 10 years, and the number of acres which were certified in each grade.
§ Mr. Stodartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the tonnage of seed potatoes sold to growers and merchants in England in each of the last 10 years, and the tonnage sent overseas.
§ Mr. Ross
(a) MOVEMENT OF SCOTCH SEED POTATOES TO ENGLAND AND WALES, 1957–58 TO 1966–67* Year 000 Tons 1957–58 † … … 246 1958–59 … … 280 1959–60 … … 339 1960–61 … … 352 1961–62 … … … 306 1962–63 … … … 311 1963–64 … … … 284 1964–65 … … … 288 1965–66 … … … 235 1966–67 … … … 260 * Separate figures for England are not available. Figures on the movement of seed potatoes to England and Wales have been abstracted from Potato Marketing Board returns. † Tonnages for the years 1957–58 to 1960–61 do not include producer to producer returns.
(b) EXPORT ABROAD OF SCOTCH SEED POTATOES, 1957–58 TO 1966–67‡ Year Tonnage 1957–58 … … … 12,165 1958–59 … … … 13,350 1959–60 … … … 13,372 1960–61 … … … 12,991 1961–62 … … … 12,622 1962–63 … … … 15,228 1963–64 … … … 9,866 1964–65 … … … 10,655 1965–66 … … … 14,172 1966–67 … … … 12,291 ‡ The export loading season in May of the commences in following year.