§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by name the environmentally sensitive areas currently designated in Wales, and in respect of each state the area covered, the payment per hectare and the total annual payments which have been made each year since their introduction.
§ Mr. David HuntThe environmentally sensitive areas in Wales are listed as follows with details of the areas covered by each designation and the total annual payments since the schemes were introduced. In each area there is a range of payments per hectare reflecting the different levels of environmental management which participants in the scheme agree to undertake. Details are set out in the relevant statutory instruments and in the published scheme literature.