HC Deb 20 January 1992 vol 202 c21W
Mr. Harry Barnes

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his written reply to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Dr. Thomas),Official Report, 9 December 1991, columns 281–82, if he will set out the terms of the paper on wind energy presented by the Ministry's Agricultural Development and Advisory Service.

Mr. Curry

The paper covered the farm and conservation grant scheme available to farmers. Particular attention was paid to energy saving grants the aims of which are to encourage farmers to use renewable sources of energy, to help cut energy loss or to recover energy which would otherwise go to waste. They include, among others, the supply and installation of:

  • Wind or water powered generators in excess of 5 kW.
  • Wind powered pumps for field drainage.
  • Solar Heating panels.