§ Sir Richard BodyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many owners of fish farms in England and Wales have applied to the EC for a subsidy to develop aquaculture since 1987; and how many have been successful in their application.
§ Mr. CurryCouncil regulation 4028/86, provides for Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and came into effect from 1 January 1987. Since then, there have been 11 applications for EC aquaculture aid in England and Wales, of which eight have been successful. The details are shown in the table.
Value of exports of Scotch whisky £ million as a percentage of all visible exports 1986 1,071 1.5 1987 1,136 1.4 1988 1,289 1.6 1989 1,470 1.6 1990 1,712 1.6