HL Deb 11 October 1999 vol 605 cc45-6WA
The Earl of Clanwilliam

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What financial support has been given to the following activities in each of the years 1996 to 1999:

  1. (a) environmentally sensitive areas;
  2. (b) organic farming;
  3. (c) the Countryside Stewardship Campaign; and
  4. (d) sites of special scientific interest. [HL3926]

Baroness Hayman

The financial support given to the following activities in each of the year; 1996 to 1999 is as follows:

Scheme 1996–97 £m 1997–98 £m 1998–99 £m 1999–00 £m (forecast)
ESAs 27.59 32.98 36.38 41.00
Organic aid schemes 0.48 0.70 1.32 8.00
Countryside Stewardship Scheme 10.93 15.08 19.90 26.30
Sites of special scientific interest 7.05 7.56 7.33 10.10

The support given to SSSIs is the responsibility of English Nature, which has provided these data.