§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total amount given for each of the various farm subsidies in the year 1959–60.
§ Mr. MaclayThe total amount of grants and subsidies to Scottish Agriculture in the year 1959–60 was £38,678,000. This is a provisional figure subject to audit, and is made up as follows:
£000 Total Production Grants … (16,458) Ploughing up Grassland … 2,371 Marginal Production … 858 Attested Herds … 1,038 Calf Rearing … 3,096 Hill Cattle … 2,044 Fertilisers … 4,635 Lime … 2,363 Others … 53 Total Price Guarantees … (20,388) Cereals … 6,876 Fatstock … 7,101 Milk … 2,847 Eggs … 2,500 Wool … 900 Potatoes … 164 Total Improvement Grants … (1,832) Land Drainage … 253 Farm Water Supplies … 122 Livestock Rearing Land Schemes … 526 Silos … 79 Farm Improvement Scheme … 795 Small Farmers Scheme … 36 Others … 21