§ Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many producers eligible for hill livestock compensatory allowances had not received full payment of their 1986 balances by 22 May.
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§ Mr. John MacKayClaims are still being received, but on the basis of last year's experience we expect about 19,000 applications in total. By 22 May, full payment had been made to 12,646 producers. A further 1,636 payments will be made in the week commencing 26 May, leaving payments to be made to some 4,700 producers, most of whom have, of course, already received 75 per cent. of their entitlement. The majority of outstanding payments will be made within the next three weeks.