§ 40. Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food what estimates he has made of the current extent of the use of lime on marginal land and what effect the withdrawal of the lime subsidy has had on the situation.
§ Mr. StrangStatistics have never been collected in a way which enables use of lime on particular types of land to be estimated. Arrangements have been made for monitoring the use of lime nationally, but it is too early to say what impact, if any, the removal of the subsidy has had. My Department's Agricultural Development and Advisory Service continues to remind farmers of the need for liming, and to help them plan appropriate programmes.