§ Mr. Peter Bottomleyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list all non-statutory bodies to which his Department has made grants for 1981–82 and 1982–83 showing the name of the organisation, the amount of grant and the powers under which the grant is made; and if he will give similar information for grant-aid by other statutory bodies for which his Department is responsible.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerMy Ministry pays grant to a large number of non-statutory bodies such as co-operatives, producer organisations and private companies. A comprehensive list of these bodies, the grant paid and the powers under which grant was made could not be produced without disproportionate cost. This is also true of grants administered by statutory bodies for which my Department is responsible.