HC Deb 05 February 1996 vol 271 cc58-9W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 31 January,Official Report, columns 820–22 if he will give comparable figures for non-vocational qualifications levels for those undertaking training for work for (a) 1993 and (b) 1994. [13760]

Mr. Hague

The information requested is contained in the following table. The figures quoted are for complete financial years—that is April to March—whereas the figures quoted in my answer of 31 January were for the period 27 March 1995 to 3 December 1995, the latest then available. Finalised figures for 1995–96 will be available in September 1996.

scheme, (e) habitat scheme, (f) nitrate sensitive areas, (g) moorland scheme, (h) organic aid scheme and (i) countryside stewardship for each year between 1990–91 and 1997–98. [13633]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The information requested is set out in the following table.

£ thousands
Scheme 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98
Countryside access scheme — —> — —> —> 2 2 2
Environmentally sensitive areas1 882 1,458 1,503 1,542 1,536 3,029 8,527 8,201
Farm conservation grant scheme 3,867 6,224 5,537 6,249 5,251 4,500 4,722 4,222
Farm woodland scheme2 27 35 40 41 40 50 78 78
Farm woodland premium scheme — — — 57 117 160 271 284
Habitat scheme — — — — — 8 516 516
Nitrate sensitive areas3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Moorland scheme — — — — — — 1,640 1,140
Organic aid scheme — — — — — 34 348 348
Tir Cymen4 — — — 1,540 2,940 3,500 4,980 6,370

1. Years 1990–91 to 1994–95 inclusive, are actual outturn figures as shown in the respective Appropriation Accounts for those years.

2. Year 1995–96 is forecast outturn and may be subject to change.

3. Years 1996–97 and 1997–98 are planned expenditure and may be subject to change.

1 Includes figures for Public Access in Environmentally Sensitive Areas.

2 The Farm Woodland Premium Scheme replaced the Farm Woodland Scheme.

3 There are no Nitrate Sensitive Areas in Wales.

4 In Wales the pilot scheme "Tir Cymen" is considered to be the nearest equivalent to the Countryside Stewardship Scheme.