§ 88. Mr. Snaddenasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications for payment of the hill cattle subsidy in respect of the year 1949 were refused.
§ Mr. T. FraserTo date, 306 applications have been refused and 12,667 have been approved.
§ Mr. SnaddenIn view of the large percentage of refusals, has not the time arrived when this scheme should be reviewed, with a view to making it more flexible?
§ Mr. FraserI should think from the figures I have just given that the percentage of refusals is not at all large and is diminishing.
§ 89. Mr. Snaddenasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the numbers of cattle in respect of which hill cattle subsidy was paid for each year since the inception of the scheme.
§ Mr. T. FraserSince 1947, when the statutory Hill Cattle (Scotland) Scheme came into operation, subsidy has been 1000 paid as follows: in 1947 on 91,668 cattle, in 1948, on 96,063 cattle; in 1949 (to date), on 102,679 cattle.