HC Deb 18 June 1976 vol 913 cc301-2W
Sir P. Bryan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is taking to publicise the higher rates of grant offered by the EEC sponsored Farm and Horticultural Development Scheme announced in April.

Mr. Strang

There has already been considerable national publicity for the

Department which are held by peers of the realm, the names of the holders, the salaries and expenses paid to the holders of these appointments and when such appointments were made.

Mr. Pearl

The information is as follows:

increased rates of grant and simpler conditions of the amended Farm and Horticulture Development Scheme when they were presented to the House in April and again when they were debated last month. Full details have been published in the farming journals. The scheme is now the subject of a major advisory effort making use of personal contacts, farmers' meetings, local radio, television and other media. A brief introductory leaflet summarising the benefits and nature of the scheme is being distributed by ADAS and is also available at the Ministry's divisional offices. A revised version of the fuller explanatory leaflet will be ready soon. My Department will continue to make the scheme known in the most appropriate ways to those likely to benefit from it.