§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the expenditure by county in England and Wales under the agricultural improvement scheme for each of the last three years.
§ Mr. RyderI regret that the information is not available in the form requested.
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Total expenditure under the Agriculture Improvement Scheme was as follows: £ million 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 11988 England 0.127 6.670 14.572 4.672 Wales 0.054 3.249 5.88 1.396 1 April to June
Percentage distribution by Divisional Office was as follows: Division Financial year 1986–87 (includes any 1985–86 expenditure) percentage Financial year 1987–88 percentage June quarter 1988 percentage Beverley 7.34 5.52 6.21 Carlisle 4.75 10.61 9.22 Newcastle 6.14 7.10 3.95 Northallerton 9.67 8.81 7.66 Crewe 7.99 6.23 7.19 Nottingham 5.29 5.57 6.86 Worcester 3.44 4.63 5.22 Preston 13.74 7.32 6.13 Lincoln 3.07 2.61 4.63 Huntingdon 1.77 1.96 0.61 Norwich 1.89 2.25 2.57 Guildford 3.69 4.68 6.98 Maidstone 0.99 3.36 1.94 Oxford 2.14 1.48 0.85 Exeter 12.88 8.66 6.35 Gloucester 3.50 3.62 3.31 Taunton 4.45 3.46 4.56 Truro 3.96 5.25 5.07 100.00 100.00 100.00 Caernarvon 8.79 11.17 11.16 Cardiff 3.06 8.93 3.07 Carmarthen 49.90 38.65 29.81 Llandrindod Wells 32.91 34.00 45.91 Ruthin 5.34 7.25 10.05 100.00 100.00 100.00