§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to her answer of 1 November to the hon. Member for Waveney (Mr. Porter),Official Report, columns 39–20, if she will disaggregate the reduction in expenditure on agriculture schemes announced in her answer.
§ Mr. JackThe changes to estimated expenditure on agricultural schemes flow from lower than expected claims by farmers. The details are as follows:
£'000s Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme 11,047 Optional Set-aside Scheme 1,190 Payments Under Closed Capital Grant and Related Schemes 1,083 Group Marketing Grant 200 Farm Woodland Scheme 187 Grants for the Encouragement of Co-operation in Agriculture and Horticulture (Great Britain) 175 Farm Woodland Premium Scheme 141 Other 1,400 Total 15,423