§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many farms are still affected by
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£000's Year Belfast education and library board Western education and library board North-Eastern education and library board South-Eastern education and library board Southern education and library board Voluntary grammar schools Integrated schools Total 1987–88 (a) 3,932 5,148 5,013 2,827 5,396 1,635 0 23,951 (b)1 3,824 4,765 4,213 2,325 4,759 1,045 0 20,931 1988–89 (a) 3,645 4,699 4,613 2,743 5,207 1,411 0 22,318 restriction notices imposed due to radioactive contamination following the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986; what land area these farms constitute; and what percentage of available farmland in Northern Ireland this represents. [28601]
§ Mr. AncramIn Northern Ireland 55 farms comprising 5,728 hectares and representing 0.54 per cent. of the area available for farmland, are still under restriction.