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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what payment levels are made under the (a) countryside stewardship schemes and (b) environmentally sensitive areas in respect of (i) repair of stone walls (per metre), (ii) hedging (per metre), (iii) mending and replacing of Cornish hedges (per metre), (iv) maintaining agreed grazing policy (per hectare), (v) protection measures for flora (per hectare), (vi) protection measures for fauna (per hectare), (vii) repair of stiles and footpaths and (viii) other common agreed payments. [108729] Mr. Meacher: Details of payments for the Countryside Stewardship Scheme and West Penwith Environmentally Sensitive Area Schemes are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Item CSS (national rates] West Penwith ESA Repair of stone walls (per metre) £12 with supplements of between £4-£8 £12 or 80% of actual costs available depending on stone type Hedging (per metre) £3 plus supplements of £1 Not applicable Cornish hedges (per metre) £25 with additional supplements of £4 Rebuilding £25 and £4 supplement for available for stone type and difficult brought in stone. New hedges £32 or 80 % sites of actual costs Maintaining grazing (per hectare) £85 for grazed pastures plus 30 supplement £85 plus 7 supplement for field margins for fields <3ha Protection measures for flora (per hectare) A range of options, not specifically Reversion to rough land; and other limited to this purpose measures 80% of actual costs. Protection measures for fauna (per hectare) A range of options, not specifically Winter stubbles £170; other measures 80% limited to this purpose, e.g. £270 for of actual costs conservation headlands Repair of stiles £20-£50 depending on type. Timber stile £30; ladder stile £40; step-over 20; step- through. £30 Other payments Special projects, usually at 50% of cost Other payments include protection of and scrub clearance at up to £500 per ha. historic features 80%; renovation of Public access £150 / traditional farm buildings 80%; scrub farm + £35/ha management from £100-£500; public access £17Q/ha _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

108729; 404 c307-8W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Countryside Environment protection Grants Payments Repairs and maintenance Countryside stewardship scheme Environmentally sensitive areas

Link

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