HC Deb 18 December 1974 vol 883 c467W
Mr. Biffen

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what requests have been received for the use of the Army for the sugar beet harvest; what subsequent action has been taken; and what costs, if any, have fallen on public funds.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

I understand that such a request was made to my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, but that it was subsequently withdrawn.