§ Mr. Kimballasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the arrangements for seeing that ploughing grants are not given for ploughing up grassland on sites of special scientific interest.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsPloughing grant schemes make no provision for disqualifying grassland on sites of special scientific interest.
When the Ministry receives prior notice of ploughing affecting one of these sites, the Nature Conservancy is informed. This enables the Conservancy to approach the occupier. However, this prior notification of ploughing is required only in cases where the farmer is seeking the higher rate of grant under Part II of these schemes.