§ Mr. HansonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was his Department's financial contribution to the Drivers Jonas report and the joint report with Delyn borough council and the Welsh Development Agency on the valley factory at Rhydymwyn, Clwyd. [595]
§ Mr. BoswellThe Ministry's financial contribution to Dames and Moore and Drivers Jonas for the preparation of the environmental assessment was approximately £65,000. The current site remediation study with Delyn borough council and the Welsh Development Agency will be jointly funded by the Ministry and the WDA. It has been agreed that the Ministry and the WDA will each bear one half of the total cost of the assessment. The Ministry's share is likely to amount to around £50,000. It has further been agreed that the Ministry and the WDA will each recompense one half of Delyn borough council's reasonable staff costs incurred in this study. Estimated costs are not yet available.