§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 17 April 2000,Official Report, columns 333-34W, (1) what proportion of the sum attributed to the introduction of a single charge for authorisation for the disposal of used sheep dip will accrue to (a) sheep farmers, (b) other farmers and (c) non-farmers; [120638]
(2) which years the four-year period for the introduction of a single charge for the disposal of sheep dip applies to. [120637]
§ Mr. Mullin[holding answer 3 May 2000]: I have been asked to reply.
The single charge shall apply to the first four years of an initial groundwater authorisation falling in the Environment Agency's "Reduced Application Charge" band, whenever such an authorisation might commence. The Environment Agency's existing records show that some 73 per cent. of the sum attributed to the introduction of this single charge will accrue to sheep farmers, 26 per cent. to other farmers, and 1 per cent. to non-farmers.