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Mr. N. Macpherson
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of growers of sugar beet, the acreage under sugar beet, and the tonnage of clean sugar beet delivered to factories in each of the campaign seasons since the war as compared with 1938–39.
Mr. McNeil
The number of growers of sugar beet in Scotland, the acreage under this crop and the tonnage of clean sugar beet delivered to factories in each of the campaign seasons 1938–39 and 1945–46 to 1950–51 are shown in the following table:
| Campaign season | No. of growers | Acreage | Tonnage of clean beet delivered to factories |
| 1938–39 | 1,477 | 7,391 | 52,000 |
| 1945–46 | 2,491 | 12,206 | 103,000 |
| 1946–47 | 2,431 | 12,109 | 75,000 |
| 1947–48 | 1,761 | 8,808 | 64,000 |
| 1948–49 | 1,514 | 8,655 | 70,000 |
| 1949–50 | 1,335 | 8,573 | 95,000 |
| 1950–51 | 1,391 | 10,026 | 101,000 |