§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total amount paid in housing subsidies and farm subsidies, respectively, in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. RossThe total amounts paid by way of grants for housing purposes and the total amounts paid to farmers in Scotland by way of agricultural grants and subsidies (including agricultural price guarantee payments) were as follows:—
(1) Housing Subsidies Gross £ million 1962–63 18.7 1963–64 18.4 1964–65 21.1 1965–66 22.6 1966–67 24.2 (2) Agricultural Grants and Subsidies £ million 1962–63 46.6 1963–64 45.8 1964–65 40.9 1965–66 39.0 1966–67 (provisional) 43.5