§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he intends to publish details of the proposed pilot schemes for arable stewardship. [14047]
§ Mr. MorleyWe will be publishing a leaflet which explains the objectives of the arable stewardship pilot scheme and gives brief details of the measures, the location of the two pilot areas and the project officer contacts in the middle of November. It will be sent to all farmers in the pilot areas, members of the National Agri-environment Forum and other interested organisations. The detailed scheme literature and application forms will be available from 5 January 1998 when we will open the scheme to applications.