§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total amount paid to the agricultural industry in the form of grants and subsidies in each year since 1950; and 23W what was the estimated total wage bill in the industry for each of those years.
§ Mr. Maclay:Prior to 1954 subsidies in implementation of the agricultural price guarantees were borne on the vote of the Ministry of Food and separate Scottish figures are not available. The total amounts paid in subsidies and grants to the Scottish agricultural industry in each year from 1954–55 and the estimated total wages bill in each year from 1950–51 are as follows:
— Subsidies and Grants Wages Bill £ million £ million 1950–51 — 28.1 1951–52 — 31.0 1952–53 — 31. 1 1953–54 — 32. 9 1954–55 28. 1 32. 1 1955–56 27. 4 33. 3 1956–57 34. 8 34. 3 1957–58 42. 5 35. 5 1958–59 39. 9 36. 8 1959–60 38. 5 36. 0