Earl of Dalkeithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the number of men directly employed each year on an average 10,000 acres of hill farming type land in Scotland over a 50-year period when devoted to forestry and sheep farming, respectively; and if he will further estimate the ancillary employment due to transporting and processing the product.
§ Mr. RossIn June, 1969, hill sheep farms in Scotland employed 5 men per 10,000 acres and upland farms 26 men per 10,000 acres. The number directly employed in forestry would average about 65 men per 10,000 acres. I can make no reliable estimate of the numbers employed in ancillary activities.