HC Deb 13 February 1991 vol 185 c492W
Mr. Simon Coombs

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, further to his answer of 1 February at column693, to the hon. Member for Swindon, he will list those organisations in the tourism industry which (a) were asked for their views and (b) responded.

Mr. Curry

We did not specifically ask organisations for their views before the abolition of these capital grants because this would have given a clear signal of our intentions and would have led to a rush of applications to beat the deadline. Over the period since the introduction of the farm diversification grant scheme in 1988, the Government have received representations about it from a number of organisations, including:

  • The National Farmers Union
  • The Country Landowners Association
  • The English Tourist Board
  • The British Hotels, Restaurants and Caterers Association
  • The Youth Hostels Association

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