§ Sir Jerry WigginTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list for each of the agri-environmental schemes for which his Department is responsible, (i) actual expenditure in 1992–93,1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96, (ii) provision and estimated outturn of expenditure in 1996–97 and (iii) planned expenditure in 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000, distinguishing in each case between(a) payments to farmers, (b) running costs and (c) monitoring costs. [8007]
§ Mr. BoswellDetails are contained in the following tables. It is not possible at this stage to make forward projections of running or monitoring costs.
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(b) Running Costs £ Actual Provision1 Estimate2 1992–1993 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–1997 ESA4 7,505 7,968 7,124 7,053 5,729 5,729 NSA5 — — 1,116 1,106 761 753 CSS6 — — — — 4,647 4,850 HS7 — — 745 569 540 440 MS8 — — — 419 418 340 OAS9 — — 97 130 127 127 CAS10 — — 363 223 253 230
(c)Monitoring Costs £ Actual Provision1 Estimate2 1992–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 ESA4 3,603 4,244 2,871 3,318 2,266 2,266 NSA5 — — 938 665 563 563 CSS6 — — — — — — HS7 — — 39 205 190 182 MS8 — — — — 50 50 OAS9 — — 170 70 70 70 CAS10 — — — 25 36 16 1 Planned (1995 PES provision). 2 Current estimated expenditure. 3 Planned (1996 PES provision). 4 Environmentally Sensitive Areas. 5 Nitrate Sensitive Areas (under the agri-environment regulation). 6 Countryside Stewardship Scheme (operated by the Countryside Commission until 31 March 1996). 7 Habitat Scheme. 8 Moorland Scheme. 9 Organic Aid Scheme. 1 Countryside Access Scheme.