§ 14. Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on financial support for hill farmers since 1992. [17559]
742W(2) if he will list the capital projects costing over £100,000 which are planned to start in Greater London in the five years from 30 September 1996, indicating the number and sums allocated in each year. [13702]
§ Mr. Malone[holding answer 31 January 1997]: With regard to past expenditure on capital schemes, I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Hendon, South (Mr. Marshall) on 22 January, Official Report, columns 664–65. Only information relating to capital schemes costing over £1 million, for which national health service executive approval is required, is available. Details of planned schemes in this category, starting in Greater London after 30 September 1996, for which outline or full business case approval has been granted by the NHS executive, are given in the table. Schemes costing below £1 million are a matter for individual NHS trusts.
§ Mr. BoswellExpressed in real terms at 1992 prices, total direct livestock subsides to the less favoured areas, including hill livestock compensatory allowances, have gone up from £460 million in 1992 to an estimated £575 million this year, an increase of 25 per cent. This confirms the Government's on-going commitment to help farmers in the hills and uplands.
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