HC Deb 17 April 1996 vol 275 cc557-8W
Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to restore the suspended special programme for the agriculture and rural development scheme. [21745]

Mr. Ancram

A decision about re-opening the capital grant elements of the sub-programme for agriculture and rural development can be made only when we have assessed the finances needed to honour the current commitments on farmers' applications, but we are not in a position to do this as yet.