Hill Cattle and Hill Sheep Subsidy Schemes (Eligible Land)

HC Deb 27 April 1966 vol 727 cc31-2W

Mr. Morgan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent the same standards are applied in scheduling land eligible for hill cow and hill sheep subsidy in Scotland as in the remainder of the United Kingdom; and what are the reasons for the differences.

Mr. Ross

The definitions of eligible land in the Hill Cattle and Hill Sheep Subsidy Schemes which apply to Scotland are the same as the corresponding definitions in the Schemes which apply to the rest of the United Kingdom. Joint inspections on both sides of the border do not suggest any difference of interpretation in applying these definitions.