§ Mr. ALBERT RUSSELLasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the amount paid to registered growers of wheat in Scotland in respect of deficiency payments under the Wheat Act, 1932, for the years 1932 and 1933, respectively; what percentages those payments represent of the total deficiency payments made in the United Kingdom; and what is the estimated percentage of the total United Kingdom deficiency payments which will be payable to growers of wheat in Scotland for 1934?
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§ Sir G. COLLINSThe deficiency payments provided under the Wheat Act, 1932, are payable after the close of the cereal year commencing on 1st August and ending on 31st July, but the Wheat Commission have power to make payments on account during the year. For the cereal year ended on 31st July, 1933, deficiency payments paid to registered growers of wheat in Scotland amounted to £234,636. This sum represented 5.2 per cent. of the total amount paid to384W registered growers in the United Kingdom. The total amount of deficiency payments payable for the current cereal year, ending on 31st July, 1934, will not be known until after the end of the year. On the basis of the estimated production of wheat harvested in the United Kingdom during 1933, the share of Scottish wheat growers in the deficiency payments to be paid for the current cereal year, would be equivalent to 5.6 per cent. of the total for the United Kingdom.