§ 26. Mr. Snaddenasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, in regard to a case, Code No. 716/63, under the Hill Sheep (Scotland) Scheme, particulars of which are in his possession, whether there was any inspection of the farm in question by the Agricultural Executive Committee for the purpose of confirming a report by a livestock inspector which reversed previous decisions of that Committee; whether any opportunity of making representations was afforded to the farmer before withdrawing an approval which had been given for several years; and, in view of the earlier decision that the farm should only carry 500 sheep on a returned acreage of 600 acres, whether he will now approve of a stock of 750 sheep on an established map acreage of 1,205 acres.
§ Mr. WoodburnI understand there was no inspection by the Committee, but members of the Agricultural Executive Committee, to whom the farm is known, supported the Inspector's recommendation. This recommendation, that only 500 sheep should be deemed eligible for subsidy in 1948, was in fact based on the map acreage of 1,205 acres, notwithstanding the lesser acreage returned by the applicant. The applicant was given an opportunity of making representations.