§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farm waste grants have been awarded in nitrate vulnerable zones. [90962]
§ Mr. MorleyFifty eight waste grants have been awarded in nitrate vulnerable zones, since the start of the scheme tin 1996 to 31 December 2002.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average size of farm waste grants was in the last period for which figures are available. [90964]
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§ Mr. MorleyThe average size of farm waste grant paid, since the start of the scheme in 1996 to 31 December 2002, is £6,800.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farm waste grants have been awarded in Lancashire in each of the last five years. [90726]
§ Mr. MorleyNo applications for farm waste grants have been received in Lancashire in each of the last five years. The Farm Waste Grant Scheme only operates in designated Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs). NVZs were not designated in Lancashire until October 2002.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farm waste grants have been awarded in each of the regions; and how much each region has received. [90750]
§ Mr. MorleyThe number of farm waste grants awarded so far and the number each region has received, since the start of the scheme in 1996 to 31 December 2002, is:
Number awarded Total grant awarded(£) Applications received Value of claims (£) South West 3 37,377 3 37,377 East 17 93,512 18 118,766 North West 4 35,230 6 44,592 York and Humberside 3 9,078 3 9,078 East Midlands 13 89,909 15 100,151 South East 11 76,036 12 110,036 West Midlands 7 53,218 8 72,129