§ Mr. Draysonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total amount paid in Hill Sheep Subsidy in each of the last five years; what were the number of application forms arriving late on which payment was refused; and what sum was involved on this account in each of the respective years.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsThe total amount paid in Hill Sheep Subsidy for the last five years in the United Kingdom is as follows:
Financial Year Subsidy Paid £ 1958–59 … … 91 1959–60 … … 58 1960–61 … … 695,575 1961–62 … … 820,119 1962–63 … … 1,433,454 No subsidy was payable in 1958–59 and 1959–60; the payments shown relate to back payments made for previous years. No records are kept of the number of application forms arriving late on which payment was refused or of the sums involved.