§ 52. Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimates he has received of sheep losses in (a) Shetland, (b) Orkney and (c) the Highland Region arising from last winter's storms.
§ Mr. Hugh D. BrownReports received by my Department indicate that about 2,000 sheep in Shetland and between 8,000 and 10,000 sheep in the Highland Region were lost as a result of the snow storms at the end of January 1978. No significant loss of sheep in Orkney has been reported.