§ Mr. OnslowTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what recent discussions his officials have had with the National Farmers Union and Country Landowners Association about the need to ban spray irrigation in certain areas during the coming summer months.
§ Mr. CurryOfficials have had numerous discussions recently with the National Farmers Union and the Country Landowners Association and with the National Rivers Authority and other interested organisations. The objective has been to encourage responsible water use in order to avoid, if at all possible, the complete ban on abstraction for spray irrigation which was imposed in some areas in 1990.