asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the names, respectively, of the 25 comprehensive schemes for improvement formally approved, the nine schemes which have been approved in principle, and the 10 other townships which are being examined, under the Hill Farming Act, 1946.

No. Applications for assistance under the Hill Farming and Livestock Rearing Acts are treated as confidential and the information desired could not be disclosed without the consent of the applicants.