§ 56. Sir M. Barclay-Harveyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total sum paid to farmers in Scotland under each form of agricultural subsidy in each year since they were respectively instituted?
| Sums paid by way of subsidy to the Agricultural Industry in Scotland. | |||||||||
| Year | Sugar Beet.(a) | Agricultural Drainage. | Wheat. | Cattle. | Milk. | Eradication of Bracken. | Land Fertility Scheme. | Oats and Barley. | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| 1925–26 | … | 4,105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1926–27 | … | 74,059 | 21,923 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1927–28 | … | 167,552 | 8,371 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1928–29 | … | 22,517 | 9,645 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1929–30 | … | 8,261 | 12,205 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1930–31 | … | 147,444 | 21,937 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1931–32 | … | 5,146 | 25,148 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1932–33 | … | 5,489 | 11,283 | 235,167 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1933–34 | … | 20,569 | 7,968 | 410,559 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1934–35 | … | 70,939 | 7,364 | 381,967 | 443,574 | 96,199 | — | — | — |
| 1935–36 | … | 35,924 | 8,035 | 392,453 | 854,957 | 228,585 | — | — | — |
| 1936–37 | … | 45,505 | 7,841 | 73,291 | 887,297 | 124,795 | 618 | — | — |
| 1937–38 | … | 27,955 | 14,851 | 138,039 | 950,735 | 115,285 | 968 | 95,000 | — |
| 1938–39 | … | (b). | 2,835(c) | (d) | 599,437(c) | 35,545(c) | 395(c) | 166,000(c) | 84,491(c) |
| (a) Subsidy is paid not to producers but to factories. The sums shown represent payment to Scottish factories and cover some beet grown in the North of England. | |||||||||
| (b) Not available. | |||||||||
| (c) Actual sum paid to 31st October, 1938. | |||||||||
| (d) Only a small advance payment has been made so far this year. |