Countryside Stewardship Scheme (Hansard, 2 April 1996)

HC Deb 02 April 1996 vol 275 c207W 207W

§ Mr. Barry Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the countryside stewardship scheme. [23565]

§ Mr. Gwilym Jones
The countryside stewardship scheme is administered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in England. Within Wales, the experimental Tir Cymen scheme, administered by the Countryside Council for Wales, seeks to combine effective farming with whole farm conservation.