Hill and Upland Farming

HC Deb 24 January 1979 vol 961 c181W

Mr. Home Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he intends to publish the review of hill and upland farming; and whether there will be early payment of increased compensatory allowances for hill ewes and cows.

Mr. Hugh D. Brown

My right hon. Friend and his colleagues are considering whether there should be any changes in the rates of hill livestock compensatory allowances for 1979 in the light of a report by officials on the economic situation in the hill and upland sector in the

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