§ 44. Mr. N. McLeanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farms in Scotland are expected to receive marginal agricultural production grants and how much financial assistance in the cropping season of 1961–62, compared with those of 1960–61, 1959–60, 1958–59 and 1957–58, respectively.
§ Mr. MaclayThe information is as follows:
Cropping Season Number of Farms Amount £ 1961 … … 8,600 785,000 1960 … … 9,072 802,518 1959 … … 9,918 857,251 1958 … … 10,584 1,170,296 1957 … … 11,893 1,259,636 The above figures relate to claims paid except for 1961 when they are an estimate based on offers made to date by agricultural executive committees.
§ 45. Mr. N. McLeanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farms in the Highland Agricultural Executive Committee area, in the South-Western Agricultural Executive Committee area, and the Border area, respectively, are expected to receive marginal agricultural production grants and how much financial assistance in the cropping season of 1961–62, compared with those of 1960–61, 1959–60, 1958–59 and 1957–58, respectively.
§ Mr. MaclayThe information is as follows:
§ Mr. N. McLeanasked the Secretary State for Scotland how many farms on the mainland of Inverness-shire and 27W in the islands of Inverness-shire, respectively, are expected to receive marginal agricultural production grants and how much financial assistance in the 1961–62 cropping season, compared with those of
Cropping Season Inverness—Mainland Inverness—Islands No. of farms Amount No. of farms Amount £ £ 1961 … … … … … … … 480 56,685 73 3,099 1960 … … … … … … … 441 54,080 54 2,679 1959 … … … … … … … 478 55,823 47 2,366 1958 … … … … … … … 562 80,599 57 4,116 1957 … … … … … … … 580 76,634 75 4,503 The above figures relate to claims paid except for 1961 when they are an estimate based on offers made to date by Agricultural Executive Committees.