Countryside Stewardship Scheme (Hansard, 28 June 2001)

HC Deb 28 June 2001 vol 370 c180W 180W

§ Mr. Robathan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on further plans to encourage countryside conservation and the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. [R] [590]

§ Mr. Morley
My Department will have a crucial role in promoting conservation of the countryside. Under the England Rural Development Programme our spending on the Countryside Stewardship Scheme is projected to rise from around £51 million in the current financial year to £126 million in 2006–07.