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Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Answer

Sir Jerry Wiggin: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list for each of the agri-environmental schemes for which his Department is responsible, (i) actual expenditure in 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95 and 1995-96, (ii) provision and estimated outturn of expenditure in 1996-97 and (iii) planned expenditure in 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000, distinguishing in each case between (a) payments to farmers, (b) running costs and (c) monitoring costs. [8007] Mr. Boswell: Details are contained in the following tables. It is not possible at this stage to make forward projections of running or monitoring costs. (a) Payments to Land Managers £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Actual Provision{ Estimate{2 Planned {3} 1} } 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 ESA{4} 10,900 16,500 20,100 29,100 37,020 31,803 33,690 37,708 41,190 NSA{5} -- -- -- 2,375 6,100 3,645 4,740 5,700 6,050 CSS{6} -- -- -- -- 12,225 12,225 17,650 21,900 27,400 HS{7} -- -- -- 950 2,000 1,420 1,820 1,880 1,910 MS{8} -- -- -- -- 350 104 252 378 462 OAS{9} -- -- 26 270 455 406 846 1,092 1,212 CAS{10} -- -- -- 50 2,500 80 120 120 120 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (b) Running Costs £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Actual Provision{1} Estimate{2} 1992-1993 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-1997 ESA{4} 7,505 7,968 7,124 7,053 5,729 5,729 NSA{5} -- -- 1,116 1,106 761 753 CSS{6} -- -- -- -- 4,647 4,850 HS{7} -- -- 745 569 540 440 MS{8} -- -- -- 419 418 340 OAS{9} -- -- 97 130 127 127 CAS{10} -- -- 363 223 253 230 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (c) Monitoring Costs £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Actual Provision{1} Estimate{2} 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 ESA{4} 3,603 4,244 2,871 3,318 2,266 2,266 NSA{5} -- -- 938 665 563 563 CSS{6} -- -- -- -- -- -- HS{7} -- -- 39 205 190 182 MS{8} -- -- -- -- 50 50 OAS{9} -- -- 170 70 70 70 CAS{10} -- -- -- 25 36 16 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Planned (1995 PES provision). {2} Current estimated expenditure. {3} Planned (1996 PES provision). {4} Environmentally Sensitive Areas. {5} Nitrate Sensitive Areas (under the agri-environment regulation). {6} Countryside Stewardship Scheme (operated by the Countryside Commission until 31 March 1996). {7} Habitat Scheme. {8} Moorland Scheme. {9} Organic Aid Scheme. {10} Countryside Access Scheme.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

8007; 287 c108-10W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Agriculture Environment protection Expenditure Countryside stewardship scheme Environmentally sensitive areas Nitrate vulnerable zones Operating costs Organic aid scheme

Contains statistics

Yes