§ Miss Emma NicholsonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give the proportion of total capital grant expenditure that is given to each category of small, medium and large farms.
§ Mr. CurryInformation on total capital grant expenditure is not available in the form requested. However, the proportion of grant expenditure in England and Wales under the agriculture improvement scheme is identifiable by size of farm holdings as measured in British size units (BSUs). The latest year for which data are available is 1988 and the proportions of total grant expenditure of £25.4 million for that year are as follows:
1988 Size of Holding (BSU) Per cent. of Total Grant Expenditure 0–8 14.8 8–24 35.7 24–100 43.3 100 plus 6.2