Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 December 1957.
Mr Robert Boothby
, Aberdeenshire East
12:00,
10 December 1957
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much maize has been imported into Scotland during the past year; and how much of it has been purchased for the purpose of distilling whisky.
Hon. John Maclay
, Renfrewshire West
The Official statistics of imports relate to the United Kingdom as a whole, and I am, therefore, unable to say how much maize was imported into Scotland; nor am I in a position to answer the second part of the Question.
Mr Robert Boothby
, Aberdeenshire East
Will my right hon. Friend remind the distillers of Scotland that the importation of dollar feeding-stuffs unnecessarily is not desirable, that they built up their fame and fortunes on Scottish barley, and that they would be well advised to stick to it?
Hon. John Maclay
, Renfrewshire West
I understand that the National Farmers' Unions are pursuing with the distillers the question whether in future more home-grown barley could be bought by the distillers
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