§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of grants approved in 1979 in Wales; and what was their value under (a) the farm capital grant scheme, and (b) the agricultural and horticultural development scheme, respectively.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsDuring 1979, my agriculture department approved over 8,000 applications for grant-aid under the national scheme—farm capital grant scheme. The estimated cost of the approved proposals was over £23 million and the grant paid amounted to nearly £7 million.
Under the EEC scheme—the farm and horticulture development scheme—over 600 development plans were approved. The approved cost of the proposals was 705W over £33 million and the grant paid was over £5 million.