Farm Improvement (Hansard, 11 March 1970)

§ Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the items of farm improvement,

FARM IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES (SCOTLAND)
GRANT PAID IN THE CALENDAR YEARS 1966–69 INCLUSIVE
Item of Improvement	Scheme	Percentage Rate of Grant	1966	1967	1968	1969
	£'000	£'000	£'000	£'000
Farm buildings	…	…	HF & LR	…			50	166	167	124	109
	AIG (FE)	…	1967 and 1968	12½	—	30	66	50
	1969	…	10
	FI	…	…			30	1,281	1,245	1,144	1,587
Farm houses	…	…	…	…	HF & LR	…			50	32	45	21	33
Farm cottage	…	…	HF & LR	…			50	47	67	33	43
Pens, stalls and shelters	…	HF & LR	…			50	12	18	13	5
	HLI	…			50	—	—	6	26
	FI	…	…			30	7	7	4	2
Fencing and grids	…	…	HF & LR	…			50	57	57	42	31
	HLI	…			50	—	0.7	65	191
	FI	…	…			30	118	95	72	62
Roads and bridges	…	…	HF & LR	…			50	28	29	11	11
	HLI	…			50	—	0.2	21	58
	FI	…	…			30	59	37	29	36
Water supplies	…	…	HF & LR	…			50	7	4	3	3
	AWS	…			50	107	77	78	73
	HLI	…			50	—	—	0.2	0.1
Electricity	…	…	…	…	HF & LR	…			50	8	15	6	3
	FI	…	…			30	30	24	21	14
Silos	…	…	…	…	HF & LR	…			50	5	5	1	3
	FI	…	…			30	3	19	34	28
Drainage	…	…	…	HF & LR	…			50	7	8	4	3
	AD	…	…			50	299	380	419	598
	Hill Land	60
Cultural operations	…	…	HF & LR	…			50	9	7	8	5
	HLI	…			50	—	—	20	91
Land reclamation	…	…	HF & LR	…			50	—	0.2	—	—
	HLI	…			50	—	—	5	10
	FI	…	…			30	15	17	10	11
Ploughing up of old grassland	PG	…	…	£12 per acre		74	64	51	48
Removal of bracken	…	…	HF & LR	…			50	2	2	1	0.5
	B	…	…			50	8	6	1	1
Shelter belts	…	…	…	HF & LR	…			50	5	4	5	2
	HLI	…			50	—	—	2	3
	FI	…	…			30	0.4	0.7	1	1
Plant and machinery	…	HF & LR	…			50	1	—	—	—
	AIG (FE)	…	1967 and 1968	12½	—	13	22	14
	1969	…	10
	FI	…	…			30	54	508	423	428
Sewage disposal	…	…	FI	…	…			30	0.8	3	3	2
Amalgamation work	…	FABA	…			50	—	—	—	20

Notes:

(1) Grants paid under the Crofting Schemes are excluded.

(2) Farm Improvement Scheme grant of 30 per cent, includes 5 per cent. Investment Grant supplement.

(3) HF & LR	Hill Farming and Livestock Rearing Schemes.
AIG (FE)	Agricultural Investment Grants (Fixed Equipment).
FI	Farm Improvement Scheme.
HLI	Hill Land Improvement Scheme.
AWS	Agricultural Water Supplies Scheme.
AD	Agricultural Drainage Scheme.
PG	Ploughing Grants Scheme.
B	Bracken Scheme.
FABA	Farm Amalgamations and Boundary Adjustments Scheme.

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by categories, in which grant has been paid in the completed calendar years 1966 to 1969 inclusive, in each case showing the percentage rate of grant.