HC Deb 18 October 1949 vol 468 cc17-8W
Sir William Darling

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of farmers in each county in Scotland who are under the supervision of agricultural committees.

Mr. Woodburn

Since 1st November, 1948, when Part II of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act, 1948, came into operation, agricultural executive committees have issued thirty-six warning notices in respect of husbandry, in terms of Section 27 of the Act. The incidence of these notices by counties is as follows:—

County. Number.
Aberdeen 1
Ayr 4
Banff 1
Dumfries 8
Dunbarton 2
Fife 6
Inverness 1
Kinross 1
Kirkcudbright 2
Lanark 3
Midlothian 2
Perth 1
Renfrew 2
Selkirk 1
Stirling 1
Total 36