§ Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will increase the compensatory allowance by £1 per sheep to assist over the losses in recent blizzards;
(2) if he will authorise that sheep subsidies should be paid in full for the next three years on the number of sheep held by each farmer or crofter on 1st January 1978 so that stock losses may be replaced.
Mr. MilianWith the co-operation of the National Farmers' Union of Scotland, 775W my Department is seeking to ascertain the full effects of the storm. It is apparent that losses have varied widely and that any special assistance would accordingly have to be selective, rather than general.