§ Mr. David Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) how many local authorities have taken advantage of the Provision of Cattle Grids (Payment of Grants) Regulations, 1967 to provide cattle grids;
(2) how many cattle grids have been provided under the Provision of Cattle Grids (Payments of Grants) Regulations, 1967, in England and Wales, respectively;
(3) how much money has been expended on the provision of cattle grids under the Provision of Cattle Grids (Payment of Grants) Regulations, 1967, in each successive year.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartThe Provision of Cattle Grids (Payment of Grant) Regulations, 1967, lay down that where a highway authority provides a cattle grid which is eligible for grant under the Farm Improvement Scheme, the Farm Amalgamations and Boundary Adjustments Scheme or the Hill Land Improvement Scheme, grant may be paid to the person who makes a contribution towards the cost of the cattle grid and not to the highway authority which provides it. No separate records are kept of grant-aided cattle grids provided by highway authorities. The following figures show the total number of cattle grids which have attracted grant in England and Wales from 1967 to 1970, together with corresponding figures for Wales in 1970. It is not possible, without disproportionate effort, to give Welsh figures for earlier years.