84. Earl of Dalkeithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the additional cost to agriculture in Scotland of the higher prices to be paid for imported fertilisers resulting from devaluation of the £ sterling.
§ Mr. RossIt is not yet possible to estimate with any degree of precision how devaluation might affect the prices paid by farmers for fertilisers or the additional cost to agriculture in Scotland.
§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what will be the additional costs to Scottish agriculture of the Government's economic measures announced on 18th November.
§ Mr. RossI cannot yet estimate how far overall costs to Scottish agriculture will be affected by the measures announced on 18th November.