§ Major McCallumasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals the Government have for assisting agricultural producers in the Scottish islands along the lines proposed for Northern Ireland producers on 18th February, 1954.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe Government recognise that under the marketing arrangements following on decontrol the Scottish island producers may be at some disadvantage as compared with distant producers on the mainland of Scotland, which is the area taken for comparison in the case of Northern Ireland, and that, therefore, a similar problem may arise.
In these circumstances, the Government intend to alleviate the possible disparity and to secure that the island producers will receive a measure of financial assistance proportionately comparable with that to be afforded to Northern Ireland producers.