§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he plans to publish the performance indicators for the environmentally sensitive areas in England. [83481]
§ Mr. MorleyI am today publishing for consultation objectives, indicators and targets for the 16 Stage I-III Environmentally Sensitive Areas in England. A copy of the papers has been placed in the Library of the House. The Ministry's policy is to focus uptake under the scheme on the biodiversity, landscape and historical and archaeological priorities in each ESA. In future, where applications do not offer value for public money, the Ministry will exercise its discretion not to accept them into the scheme.