§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many units in each environmentally sensitive area were entered under tier 1 only for England and Wales. [41700]
§ Mr. BoswellThe following numbers of ESA agreements have been entered under the "basic" tier in each of the ESAs in England and Wales:
English ESAs Number of agreements with land in basic1 tier Pennine Dales 668 South Downs 165 Somerset Levels and Moors 730 Broads 550 West Penwith 184 Breckland 105 Suffolk River Valleys 355 Clun 190 North Peak 69 Test Valley 31 North Kent Marshes 49 Avon Valley 31 South Wessex Downs 125 Exmoor 377 South West Peak 309 Lake District 806 Blackdown Hills 109 Cotswold Hills 292 Dartmoor 155 Essex Coast 57 Shropshire Hills 123 Upper Thames Tributaries 90 Welsh ESAs Cambrian Mountains (1995) 0 Cambrian Mountains (Original) 30 Cambrian Mountains (Extension) 77 Cambrian Mountains (Original revised) 54 Cambrian Mountains (Extended revised) 78 Clwydian Range 13 Preseli 90 Ynys Mon 219 Radnor 244 Lleyn Peninsula (Original) 272 Lleyn Peninsula (Revised) 76 1 The "basic" tier requires agreement holders to maintain the existing landscape and conservation interests in the ESA.
§ Mrs. MichieTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the mean(a) tier 1 payment and (b) tier 2 payment for each of the English and Welsh environmentally sensitive areas. [41699]
§ Mr. BoswellDuring the period 16 October 1994 to 15 October 1995, the mean payments made to ESA agreement holders in the "basic" and "enhancement" tiers in each of the ESAs in England and Wales were as follows:
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Basic tier mean payment £ Enhancement tier mean payment £ English ESAs Pennine Dales 3,647.61 1,135.25 South Downs 1,244.37 8,795.02 Somerset Levels and Moors 1,797.30 2,243.29 Broads 2,080.50 4,018.34 West Penwith 2,300.46 — Breckland 5,649.40 5,897.50 Suffolk River Valleys 2,201.99 2,664.49 Clun 2,630.76 2,429.15 North Peak 8,556.51 27,475.43 Test Valley 2,144.55 4,946.40 North Kent Marshes 7,071.72 7,386.51 Avon Valley 1,937.79 595.99 South Wessex Downs 2,355.77 4,563.82 Exmoor 2,334.95 4,656.55 South West Peak 939.50 1,353.23 Lake District 3,508.24 1,055.17 Blackdown Hills 850.16 1,119.60 Cotswold Hills 1,988.55 4,468.34 Dartmoor 1,145.35 1,955.73 Essex Coast 2,297.12 3,099.14 Shropshire Hills 1,752.87 7,272.25 Upper Thames Tributaries 1,572.17 5,561.10 Welsh ESAs Cambrian Mountains (1995) Nil Nil Cambrian Mountains (Original) n/a 3,503.36 Cambrian Mountains (Extension) n/a 6,997.76 Cambrian Mountains (Original revised) n/a 10,895.70 Cambrian Mountains (Extension revised) 1,025.77 4,317.48 Clwydian Range 205.27 475.37 Preseli 65.49 1,990.57 Ynys Mon 519.31 1,673.24 Radnor 818.47 2,156.21 Lleyn Peninsula (original) 57.76 116.33 Lleyn Peninsula (revised) 433.39 1,385.15 Notes:
1. The "basic" tier requires agreement holders to maintain the existing landscape and conservation interests in the ESA.
2. "Enhancement" tiers seek to make radical improvements in the wildlife and landscape interests of each ESA.