§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether a decision has yet been reached on the payment of hill sheep subsidy for the current year.
§ Mr. MaclayI shall lay before the House shortly Statutory Instruments re-enacting the Hill Sheep Subsidy Scheme and fixing a rate of 3s. 6d. per breeding ewe which will be calculated on the number of eligible sheep in the flock at 4th December, 1960. My right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is taking parallel action for England and Wales, and for Northern Ireland, in which countries 3s. 6d. will be the standard rate.