§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the amount of the hill ewe subsidy in each of the last five years; and to how many farmers it overpaid.
§ Mr. Hugh D. BrownThe information is given below:
§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the amount of the hill cow subsidy in its last year of operation, the amount of the hill compensatory amounts in each year since then and in each case the number of farmers to which they were paid.
§ Mr. Hugh D. BrownThe last payments under the former Hill Cattle (Scotland) Scheme were made in 1975 when a total of £11,465,973, including winter keep and crofters headage supplements, was paid to 13,021 claimants. Details of the amounts paid in Scotland on hill cows in each of the years 1976 and 1977 under the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1975 are given below:
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Scheme Year Total Amount Paid 1976 … … … £13,329,966 1977 … … … £13,005,021 (provisional) Scheme Year Total No. of Claims 1976 … … … 14,506 1977 … … … 13,726 (provisional)
§ Mr. Monroasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the amount of the beef cow subsidy paid to farmers in Scotland during each of the last three years; and to how many farmers it was paid.
§ Mr. Hugh D. BrownThe information is given below:
Scheme Year Total Amount Paid 1975 … £948,431 1976 … £890,395 1977(provisional) … £824,934 Scheme Year Total No. of Claims 1975 … 3,645 1976 … 3,301 1977 (provisional) … 2,901