HC Deb 10 December 1996 vol 287 cc132-3W
Sir Jerry Wiggin

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list for each of the agri-environmental schemes for which his Department is responsible, (i) actual expenditure in 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96, (ii) provision and estimated outturn of expenditure in 1996–97 and (iii) planned expenditure in 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000, distinguishing in each case between(a) payments to farmers, (b) running costs and (c) monitoring costs. [8010]

Mr. Ancram

The details are contained in the following tables. It is not possible at this stage to make forward projections of running or monitoring costs.

Payments to Farmers
£000
Actual Prov1 Est2 Planned3 Expenditure
1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
Schemes
EAS4 465 586 527 1,609 4,236 4,237 4,710 5,103 5,671
HIS5 349 349 349
MS6 349 349 349
OAS7 59 59 59
CAS8 179 239
Running costs
ESA4 175 352 492 747 768
HIS5
MS6
OAS7
CAS8
Monitoring costs
EAS4 43 74 81 100 100 39
HIS5
MS6
OAS7
CAS8
1 Planned (1995 PES Provision).
2 Current estimated expenditure.
3 Planned (1996 PES provision).
4 Environmentally sensitive areas.
5 Habitat improvement scheme.
6 Moorland scheme.
7 Organic aid scheme.
8 Countryside access scheme.