§ Sir Richard BodyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much has been paid by way of field drainage grants for each year since 1981.
§ Mr. CurryGrant paid on field drainage in England under the main capital grant schemes for the years 1981 to 1989 inclusive was as shown in the table:
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Year £ million 1981 17.8 1982 28.7 1983 29.2 1984 32.0 1985 18.1 1986 9.5 1987 3.7 1988 2.5 1989 2.0 Source:
MAFF statistics.