§ 53. Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many new miles of hedges have been created in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. RyderFigures for new hedge planting carried out without grant aid are not available. However, grants paid348W in England and Wales under the agriculture improvement scheme for hedge planting, hedge laying and associated gates and stiles broadly equate to 320 miles of hedge in 1986, 1,000 miles in 1987 and 1,450 miles in 1988 (to September only).