§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number of(a) farms, (b) sheep and (c) acres in Northern Ireland currently under restriction owing to the radioactive contamination following the Chernobyl accident.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe information at November 1989 is as follows: 95W
Number Number of farms 123 Number of sheep 19,570 Area of land 121,612 1 acres.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what expenditure he has incurred in compensation for farmers in Northern Ireland as a result of the Chernobyl accident for each year since 1986.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe amount of compensation paid to farmers in Northern Ireland resulting from the Chernobyl accident was as follows:
£ 1987–88 12,658 1988–89 29,084 11989–90 18,313 1 (to date).