§ Mr. MartlewTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much will be spent in Northern Ireland in each year from 1993–94 to 1995–96 on(a) 33W environmentally sensitive areas, identifying the amount allocated for the new access option, (b) new nitrate sensitive areas, (c) the moorland scheme, (d) the new habitat scheme, (e) the new countryside access scheme, (f) the organic aid scheme and (g) the total amount of money being spent on the agri-environment scheme in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AncramPlanned expenditure in Northern Ereland for each of the schemes under the agri-environment programme is set out in the table.
1993–94 '000 1994–95 '000 1995–96 '000 ESA Scheme — 2,700 4,000 Moorland Scheme — — 90 Habitat Creation Scheme — — 100 Organic Aid Scheme — 60 60 TOTAL — 2,760 4,250 The NI programme, which is still subject to EC approval, does not have provisions for nitrate sensitive areas, countryside access or access in environmentally sensitive areas—ESAs.
1993 Holdings growing County Cereals Potatoes Linseed Horticultural crops Oilseeds Antrim 1,216 523 1— 80 1— Armagh 394 170 1— 498 6 Down 1,853 591 1— 174 38 Fermanagh 6 44 1— 30 1— Londonderry 1,090 431 1— 39 11 Tyrone 519 316 1— 105 1— Northern Ireland 5,078 2,075 13 926 64 1 Information cannot be released because of the small number of growers.
§ Mr. TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many holdings there are in each county of Northern Ireland in 1992 and 1993 growing(a) cereals, (b) potatoes, (c) linseed, (d) sugar beet, (e) horticultural produce and (f) oilseeds.
Hectares County Cereals Potatoes Horticultural crops Oilseeds 1992 Antrim 9,618 3,156 227 52 Armagh 3,281 436 1,941 69 Down 18,822 3,369 954 616 Fermanagh 98 18 92 7 Londonderry 10,846 2,920 165 274 Tyrone 3,965 851 198 45 Northern Ireland 46,630 10,750 3,577 1,063
Hectares County Cereals Potatoes Linseed Horticultural crops Oilseeds 1993 Antrim 9,685 2,550 1— 173 1— Armagh 3,354 368 1— 1,846 72 Down 18,912 2,915 1— 931 397 Fermanagh 17 13 1— 94 1— Londonderry 11,099 2,344 1— 153 157 Tyrone 4,022 698 1— 138 1— Northern Ireland 47,089 8,888 128 3,335 689 1 Information cannot be released because of the small number of growers.