Farming Grants and Subsidies

HC Deb 22 February 1966 vol 725 cc64-5W

Mr. Stodart

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give in detail the latest estimates which he has made of the agricultural subsidies which will be paid to Scottish farmers during 1965–66, together with comparable figures for the previous year.

Mr. Ross

Particulars are set out below of the latest estimates of the cost of agricultural support to Scottish farming in the financial year 1965–66 for which provisions have been made in the Civil Estimates, Class V, Votes 3, 4, 5 and 6,

(I) FARMING GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES
	£ million
	Latest estimate of outturn 1965–66	actual outturn 1964–65
1.	General Fertilisers Subsidy	…	4.6	4.7
2.	Lime Subsidy	…	1.9	2.2
3.	Grants for Ploughing up Grassland	…	1.7	1.7
4.	Grassland Renovation Grants	…	—*	—*
5.	Field Drainage and Water Supply Grants	…	0.4	0.4
6.	Grants for Improvement of Livestock Rearing Land	…	0.6	0.6
7.	Winter Keep Grants	…	1.6	1.3
8.	Bonus Payments under the Tuberculosis (Attested Herds) Scheme	…	—*	—*
9.	Calf Subsidy	…	4.4	4.0
10.	Hill Cattle and Hill Sheep	…	5.6	6.0
11.	Silo Subsidies	…	—*	—*
12.	Grants for Farm Improvements	…	1.7	1.6
13.	Grants to Rabbit Clearance Societies	…	0.1	0.1
14.	Grants to Small Farmers	…	0.3	0.3
15.	Other Grants	…	—*	—*
Total I	…	22.9	22.9
* Outturn less than £50,000.

(II) IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRICE GUARANTEES
	£ million
	1965–66	1964–65
(1) Cereals:—
Wheat and Rye	…	…	…	0.6		0.7
Barley	…	…	…	2.2		3.4
Oats and mixed corn	…	…	…	30		3.9
					5.8		8.0
(2) Fatstock:—
Cattle	…	…	…	1.1		2.0
Sheep	…	…	…	1.3		1.2
Pigs	…	…	…	2.3		1.6
					4.7		4.8
(3) Eggs	…	…	…		l.0†		2.0†
(4) Wool	…	…	…		1.0†		0.6†
(5) Potatoes	…	…	…		0.l†		0.1†
Total II	…	…	…		12.6		15.5
† Apportionment of U.K. figure.

(III) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Applicable to I and II	…	…	…	1.7	1.6
Total of Estimated Cost of Agricultural Support	…	…	…	37.2	40.0