HL Deb 25 January 1988 vol 492 cc486-7WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they intend to encourage downland farmers, specifically farmers in Wiltshire and Berkshire, to restore downland to grass under their ESA schemes.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Baroness Trumpington)

No ESAs have been or are about to be designated in either Wiltshire or Berkshire. Downland restoration to grass is encouraged in parts of Hampshire, and East and West Sussex in the South Downs ESA.