§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what further consideration he has given to the possibility of undertaking a study of the reasons why farmers qualifying for C grade winter keep grants fail to receive such grants.
§ Mr. RossA limited investigation has been carried out on the basis of a 10 per cent. random sample of non-claimants in 1965. A preliminary examination of the results confirms that the great majority were small part-time farmers, most of whom had neither eligible stock nor crops. A summary of the results is being prepared, and I will send this to the hon. Member as soon as it is available.