HC Deb 17 December 1953 vol 522 c107W
Mr. Patrick Maitland

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what restrictions have been introduced to the conditions under which the Department of Agriculture will give a 50 per cent. grant towards voluntary drainage schemes.

Mr. J. Stuart

Although maintenance work on ditches and tile drainage schemes no longer qualifies for grant, grant of 50 per cent. of the approved cost of capital works is still available both for field drainage and for arterial drainage schemes voluntarily undertaken by interested proprietors.