HC Deb 07 March 1973 vol 852 cc152-3W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the United Kingdom's sugar beet refining capacity at the beginning of 1973.

Mr. Anthony Stodart

I am advised by the British Sugar Corporation that at the beginning of 1973 it had the capacity to produce 8,850 tons of sugar (refined equivalent) daily during the campaign season.