HC Deb 30 April 1991 vol 190 cc168-9W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list for each of the environmentally sensitive areas established in England and for each year of each scheme's existence, the number of

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Applications Agreements Applications Agreements Applications Agreements Applications Agreements Applications up to 31 March 1991
Broads 413 393 239 220 65 55 38 33 17
Pennine dales 232 221 39 34 34 22 20 12 14
Somerset levels 566 524 148 117 75 59 48 41 36
South downs 58 58 65 62 38 37 24 23 5
West Penwith 158 158 10 9 12 10 3 2 1
Breckland 86 84 36 32 24 23 11
North peak 77 66 8 8 3 3 1
Shropshire borders 184 161 37 27 20 18 24
Suffolk river valleys 287 272 80 77 50 44 31
Test valley 15 13 6 6 2 1 0

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when, pursuant to his answer of 31 January,Official Report, column 634, he expects to announce the result of his review of environmentally sensitive areas policy.

Mr. Curry

As soon as we have completed our deliberations.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, pursuant to his answer of 31 January,Official Report, column 634, he will publish the studies conducted for him on the costs and savings of his environmentally sensitive areas policy; and what are the conclusions of his evaluation of these studies.

Mr. Curry

We intend to publish reports summarising the results of the economic and environmental monitoring of the five environmentally sensitive areas designated in 1987. The conclusions drawn from our evaluation will be clear when we announce the results of our review of ESA policy.