§ 21. Sir D. Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now take steps to create new areas of fertility in the wastes of North Scotland to help meet the needs of an increasing population in Great Britain and assist in overcoming the balance of payments problems.
§ Mr. StodartGovernment assistance under a variety of schemes is already available for the improvement of land for agricultural purposes. These and other forms of assistance resulted in the north of Scotland achieving a notable increase of 82 per cent. in the beef breeding herd and of 10 per cent. in breeding sheep during the last ten years.