§ 48. Mr. Heathcoat-Amoryasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether his Department monitors the effects of acid rain on agriculture.
§ Mrs. FennerMy Department does not monitor the specific effects of acid rain on agriculture. However, the Government maintain a national air pollution monitoring network, the results of which, supported by specific research findings, indicate that the levels of acid deposition in the United Kingdom have no discernible effect on agriculture.