Earl of Dalkeithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farm amalgamation schemes have been carried out under the terms of the Agriculture Act, 1967; how many farms have been involved; how much compensation has 192W been paid; how many schemes are under consideration; and how many have been rejected.
§ Mr. RossBy 31st January, 1969, 23 amalgamations involving 24 outgoers had been formally approved and £10,912 paid in grants to outgoers. Information is not available about the number of amalgamations actually carried out or the number of farms involved. Three hundred and ninety-two amalgamation proposals were under consideration of which 186 had been approved in principle; and 78 proposals had been rejected or withdrawn.