§ Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the Hill Sheep Production Grant was included in the outturn of the 1964 and 1965 Agricultural Price Reviews, respectively.
§ Mr. John MackieThe variable hill sheep subsidy, which was paid in some years and not in others, was not included in previous Annual Reviews, but this year we introduced a flat-rate subsidy, and the Review award allowed for the difference between the new rate of 18s. per eligible ewe and the average rate of 9s. 6d. over the last five years.