§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in view of the shortage of feeding materials for cattle and the financial strain on farmers and growers as a result of the winter of 1978 and the effect on crops of the poor summer of 1979, he will state what steps he now proposes to take to assist the farming industry.
§ Mr. YoungerI am considering urgently whether any special help might be given to those farmers in remote areas who have been most seriously affected by the weather conditions of 1978 and 1979. More generally, my right hon. Friends and I are reviewing the economic situation in hill farming to determine whether any increases in hill livestock compensatory allowances are justified, and hope to announce our conclusions in November.