HC Deb 18 May 1989 vol 153 cc293-4W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many applications his

Period Applications received Applications approved Grant commitmerit (£'000)
1 January 1988 to 30 June 1988 682 528 2,635
1 July 1988 to 31 December 1988 405 288 1,572
1 January 1989 to 30 April 1989 308 136 660

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a breakdown of the number of successful applications under the farm diversification scheme for each country if England and Wales.

Mr. Ryder

I regret that the information requested is only available by the divisional offices of Departments and not by counties. Approved applications for farm diversification capital grants for the period 1 January 1988 to 30 April 1989 were as follows:

Division Number approved
Beverley 38
Carlisle 32
Newcastle 35
Northallerton 49
Nottingham 37
Worcester 39
Preston 20
Crewe 57
Chelmsford 34
Huntingdon 32
Norwich 43
Lincoln 23
Guildford 36
Maidstone 62
Oxford 36
Exeter 127
Gloucester 79
Taunton 87
Truro 87
Caernarvon 19
Carmarthen 70
Llandrindod 58
Ruthin 16

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a breakdown of the number of successful applicants under the farm diversification scheme for each type of project eligible under the scheme.

Mr. Ryder

The number of enterprises in approved applications for farm diversification capital grants in England and Wales for the period 1 January 1988 to 30 April 1989 were as follows:

Number of enterprises
Manufacture of craft items 12
Food processing:
Dairy 77
Meats 25
Vegetables 8

Department has received under the farm diversification scheme for each six-month period since its inception; how many have been successful in each period; and what has been the cost involved.

Mr. Ryder

The information is as follows:

Number of enterprises
Fish 9
Drinks 8
Other 12
Timber processing 8
Non-food agricultural produce 19
Repair of agricultural machinery 6
Farm shops:
Food 98
Other 30
Pick-your-own sales 16
Accommodation:
Serviced 151
Self catering 334
Caravanning 56
Camping sites 8
Camping and bunkhouse barns 4
Catering:
Restaurant 22
Other 25
Recreation and education:
Fishing 93
Sports 20
Play areas 21
Leisure parks 8
Farm visitors 46
Environmental facilities (eg nature trails) 23
Other 37
Horses:
Livery 139
For hire 4
Letting of farm units 37