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Farms (Financial Assistance)

Volume 645: debated on Tuesday 25 July 1961

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44.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farms in Scotland are expected to receive marginal agricultural production grants and how much financial assistance in the cropping season of 1961–62, compared with those of 1960–61, 1959–60, 1958–59 and 1957–58, respectively.

The information is as follows:

Cropping SeasonNumber of FarmsAmount
£
19618,600785,000
19609,072802,518
19599,918857,251
195810,5841,170,296
195711,8931,259,636
The above figures relate to claims paid except for 1961 when they are an estimate based on offers made to date by agricultural executive committees.

45.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farms in the Highland Agricultural Executive Committee area, in the South-Western Agricultural Executive Committee area, and the Border area, respectively, are expected to receive marginal agricultural production grants and how much financial assistance in the cropping season of 1961–62, compared with those of 1960–61, 1959–60, 1958–59 and 1957–58, respectively.

asked the Secretary State for Scotland how many farms on the mainland of Inverness-shire and in the islands of Inverness-shire, respectively, are expected to receive marginal agricultural production grants and how much financial assistance in the 1961–62 cropping season, compared with those of

Cropping SeasonInverness—MainlandInverness—Islands
No. of farmsAmountNo. of farmsAmount
££
196148056,685733,099
196044154,080542,679
195947855,823472,366
195856280,599574,116
195758076,634754,503
The above figures relate to claims paid except for 1961 when they are an estimate based on offers made to date by Agricultural Executive Committees.