§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much his Department spent on drainage of agricultural land in each year from 1970 to the most recent year for which figures are available. [138091]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 13 November 2000]: Grants for drainage works on undrained land were discontinued in the late 1980's. Grants for replacement or renewal of existing field underdrainage systems were available until the end of 1994. The precise information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.