§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much money is allocated under the capital grant scheme for pollution control measures for 1990–91; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerIn England, provision for the farm and conservation grant scheme as a whole in 1990–91 is £23.23 million. There is no separate allocation for pollution control measures which are among several other types of investment eligible under the scheme.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much money has been paid out under the farm capital grants scheme for pollution control measures for(a) February 1989 until March 1990 and (b) April 1990 until the present day; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerGrant paid in England for pollution control measures under the farm and conservation grant scheme for the periods requested is as follows:
- (a) February 1989 to March 1990—£5,252,524.
- (b) April to May 19901—£2,760,577.
1Figures for June not yet available.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farms, by county basis, have taken up grants under the capital grant scheme for farm pollution control measures since the scheme was introduced; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerThe information is not available in the form requested. The table shows the number of items claimed in the category of waste facilities under the farm and conservation grant scheme in each division of the Ministry.
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Division Counties covered by division Number of items claimed Taunton Dorset and Somerset 117 Truro Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 84 Total 1,466 Source: MAFF statistics.
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