§ Sir D. McCallumasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of the 150 to 170 reported bankruptcies amongst farmers in 1955 in the United Kingdom occurred among farmers in Scotland, farmers in the seven crofting counties of Scotland and farmers in the county of Argyll, respectively; and the figures for 1956 up to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. J. StuartI understand that the figures referred to relate to England and Wales. In Scotland, five farmers were 91W declared bankrupt by the courts in 1955 and two between 1st January and 20th June, 1956. In each period one case occurred in the crofting counties—both in Argyll. These figures do not include cases of private trust deeds for behoof of creditors, of which there are no official statistics.