§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has to encourage the Environment Agency to issue advice646W to farms in areas where soil erosion and runoff from the land exist about how to stop or alleviate erosion and runoff. [129608]
§ Mr. MorleyMy Department and the Environment Agency are working closely together to ensure that appropriate advice is made available to farmers whose land may be vulnerable to erosion and runoff.
§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will issue farms in those areas where there is soil erosion and runoff from the land with(a) codes of practice on protection of soil and water and (b) publications from his Department on controlling soil erosion. [129607]
§ Mr. MorleyMy Department has already made available free of charge copies of the Water, Air and Soil Codes. In addition, advisory leaflets on controlling soil erosion, are also available free of charge. These leaflets have been promoted by a series of on-farm seminars, in areas which are vulnerable to erosion which were attended by farmers and the Environment Agency.