HC Deb 18 July 1990 vol 176 cc613-4W
Sir Richard Body

To 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. Curry

Grant 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:

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.

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