§ Mr. Stodartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what expenditures have been incurred in the Highland counties in each of the last 10 years on the various categories of agricultural support; and what proportion of all such expenditures in Scotland this represents.
AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT IN THE HIGHLAND COUNTIES (INCLUDING GRANTS TO CROFTERS) 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 (1) Prodaction Grants—Highland Counties … 3,268 3,617 3,531 3,867 4,058 As per cent. of Scottish Total … … 19.5% 19.4% 19.0% 20.8% 21.7% (2) Improvement Grants—Highland Counties 576 565 651 616 593 As per cent. of Scottish Total … … 28.5% 27.5% 25.5% 24.0% 22.6% (3) Deficiency payments—Highland counties: Fatstock … … 345 380 891 608 516 Cereals … … 644 646 1,026 753 805 Total … … 989 1,026 1,917 1,361 1,321 As per cent. of Scottish Total … … 7.1% 7.5% 7.3% 6.6% 6.5%