§ 126. Major McCallumasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what decision has been reached on the rate of the hill sheep breeding-ewe subsidy for the current year; and on what basis it is to be paid.
§ Mr. WoodburnI shall lay before the House shortly a Statutory Instrument fixing a rate of 10s. per breeding ewe. In terms of the Hill Sheep (Scotland) No. 2 Scheme, payment will be calculated on the number of eligible sheep in the flock at 4th December, 1948, or, subject to certain conditions and if the applicant so elects, on the number of sheep in respect of which subsidy was paid in relation to 4th December, 1946. The 10s. rate will apply to England and Wales as the standard rate and also to Northern Ireland.