HL Deb 25 October 1999 vol 606 cc11-2WA
The Earl of Clanwilliam

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Hayman on 11 October (WA3926), what were the acreages involved in:

  1. (a) Environmentally sensitive areas;
  2. (b) Organic aid schemes;
  3. (c) Countryside stewardship; and
  4. (d) Sites of special scientific interest
over the timescales referred to in that Answer. [HL4210]

Baroness Hayman

The areas (in hectares) involved in the schemes referred to in my Written Answer on 11 October [HL3926] are set out below for the relevant time periods:

Scheme 1996–97 (ha) 1997–98 (ha) 1998–99 (ha) 1999–2000 (ha) (forecast)
Enviromentally sensitive areas 433,642 461,129 490,125 535,000
Organic aid schemes 6,130 10,683 16,095 57,387
Countryside stewardship scheme 106,047 119,841 143,055 163,000
Sites of special scientific interest 128,537 125,076 135,806 *
*not available

The figures on SSSIs have been provided by English Nature.