HC Deb 07 May 1991 vol 190 cc389-90W
Mr. Onslow

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the leaflet "Good Irrigation Practice, Make Every Drop Count" is made available to every holder of a spray irrigation licence in England and Wales.

Mr. Curry

The leaflet, which concentrates on an early warning system for farmers of impending restrictions by the National Rivers Authority, was intended to go to every licence holder in England and Wales. In the event, the

1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 11991–92
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Food Safety 409 1,263 1,104 2,700
Environment 7 94 139 310
Imports (Control of Imported Animal and Plant Disease) 232 213 282 325
Animal Welfare 27 50 82 150
Grant Aid Schemes 194 90 70 87
Research and Development 0 4 54 74
Miscellaneous Campaigns 135 659 648 500
(e.g. MAFF Touring Exhibition)
1 Forecast.

Publicity material produced by this department, other than modest amounts of press advertising, consists of authority was unable to introduce the warning system outside its Anglian region this season, and leaflets have therefore gone to licence holders in that region only.

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