§ Mr. Ennalsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many field and land drainage schemes have been grant-aided by his Department in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. WigginThe number of field drainage schemes in England which have been grant-aided under the farm capital grant 401W scheme and the farm and horticulture development scheme are:
1975 12,518 1976 14,375 1977 10,767 1978 12,836 1979 11,202 The number of schemes under the Land Drainage Act 1976, including sea defence schemes but excluding Thames tidal defences, are:
1976 305 1977 308 1978 289 1979 317
§ Mr. Ennalsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the total annual sum awarded for field and land drainage projects in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. WigginThe total annual sums paid in grant-aid for field drainage schemes in England under the farm capital grant scheme (FCGS) and farm and horticulture development scheme (FHDS) are shown below:
£000's 1975 12,260 1976 13,849 1977 11,586 1978 16,730 1979 17,760 Under the Land Drainage Act 1976 the annual amount of grant aid paid to water authorities, local authorities and internal drainage boards for land drainage and sea defence works, excluding the Thames tidal defences, was:
£000's 1975–76 14,087 1976–77 12,414 1977–78 13,504 1978–79 16,262 1979–80 26,833
§ Mr. Ennalsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many field and land drainage grants have been awarded in Norfolk and Suffolk, respectively, in each of the past five years; and what was the total annual sum spent in each county on these projects.
§ Mr. WigginThe number of field drainage schemes in Norfolk and Suffolk and annual sums paid in grant aid under the farm capital grant scheme (FCGS)402W and farm and horticulture development scheme (FHDS) are as follows:
SUFFOLK Number £000's 1975 Not available 1976 464 482 1977 707 734 1978 890 996 1979 765 1,122
NORFOLK Number £000's 1975 Not available 1976 321 348 1977 435 509 1978 499 683 1979 484 698 Records of land drainage schemes grant aided under the Land Drainage Act 1976 are kept by area covered by local land drainage districts, local authorities and internal drainage boards and information is not, therefore, available on a county basis.