HC Deb 06 March 1970 vol 797 c179W
Mr. Grimond

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what amount of Special Island Grant was recouped by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in Scotland in calculating reclamation and surface seeding grants for the last five years in the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland, respectively.

Mr. Ross

No precise information is available, but the amount in volved is unlikely to be substantial

Western Isles Orkney Shetland
Year Cattle Sheep Cattle Sheep Cattle Sheep
1965 512 6,208 2,367 17,050 85 9,362
1966 488 4,988 2,578 16,418 101 12,118
1967 857 7,569 2,865 15,766 224 11,240
1968 792 7,496 2,007 14,292 70 7,317
1969 639 5,962 1,997 12,120 83 6,567
These figures do not include stock outwith the guarantee scheme or certified elsewhere.

Mr. Grimond

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what amount of Special Island Grant on phosphates and nitrogenous fertilisers were made during the last five years to the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland, respectively.

Mr. Ross

Payments to producers in the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland during the past five financial years were:

£
1964–65 21,936
1965–66 12,789
1966–67 14,992
1967–68 13,988
1968–69 17,543

Separate figures are not available for the various groups of islands.

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