§ Mr. Newensasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what financial inducements are currently provided by his Department to encourage the removal of hedges and ditches; and how much has been paid from central Government funds over the past five years to promote this practice.
§ Mr. BishopGrants for hedge removal as such are currently available as follows:
grant for these operations in England and Wales. I regret that information for the full five years is not readily available.