§ Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEYasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether under the Farm Capital Grant Scheme they will pay a 20 per cent. grant on a correctly erected fence to keep out: 1. Rabbits, and 2. Deer.
§ Lord STRABOLGIGrant is already available under the Farm Capital Grant 1159WA Scheme towards the cost of erecting permanent rabbit or deer-proof fencing to protect agricultural land, at 50 per cent. in less-favoured areas and 20 per cent. elsewhere. In less-favoured areas (but not elsewhere) grant at 50 per cent. is also available for the erection of permanent rabbit and deer-proof fencing to protect newly planted shelter belts. The less-favoured area rate of grant is payable only to farmers in such areas whose businesses produce an income per labour unit of less than £3,300.