asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will provide details of the agricultural projects which have been approved in the South West Objective 5(b) Area.
The European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) provides assistance to agriculture and food industries in the South West Objective 5(b) Area. This area takes in Cornwall, the
| EAGGF projects processed in the south west objective 5B area | ||||
| Project Title | 5(b) Areas to Benefit | Expenditure £ | EAGGF Grant | MAFF Grant |
| 1. Island Produce—Establishment of a Potato Group | Isles of Scilly | 38,000 | 9,500 | 9,500 |
| 2. Isles of Scilly Horticultural Development Initiative | Isles of Scilly | 202,900 | 63,450 | 5,845 |
| 3. Horticulture 2000 (including horticultural facilitator) | 5(b) Area as a whole | |||
| Phase I | 540,000 | 200,000 | 100,000 | |
| Phase II | 1,196,000 | 371,000 | 251,000 | |
| 4. Festival of West County Food and Drink | 5(b) Area as a whole | 34,700 | 8,700 | 500 |
| 5. Inchs Cider Apple Orchard Group | Devon | 927,000 | 231,750 | 231,750 |
| 6. Cheese Farm Market Development | Cornwall | 6,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| 7. Plant Biomass—Phase 1 | 5(b) Area as a whole | 972,100 | 284,330 | 254,900 |
| 8. Quality Cheese Production | Devon & Cornwall | 593,000 | 130,000 | 130,000 |
| 9. Plant Production and Sales Centre | Cornwall | 108,400 | 21,680 | 21,680 |
| 10. Exmoor Oak and Timber Products | Devon & West Somerset | 722,500 | 145,178 | 145,178 |
| 11. SW Pig Production Development | 5(b) Area as a whole | 12,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 12. 5b Facilitator-Mr. G. N. Parker (Bio-mass, Industrial Crops, Diversification and Speciality Foods) | 5(b) Area as a whole | 135,022 | 67,511 | 67,511 |
| 13. 5b Facilitator—Mr. N. J. Wendover (Livestock, Cereals and The Environment) | 5(b) Area as a whole | 153,916 | 76,958 | 76,958 |
| 14. 5b Facilitator—Mr. & Mr. J. M. Woodcraft (Farm Tourism) | 5(b) Area as a whole | 82,530 | 41,265 | 41,265 |
| 15. Wheal Sara Flowers | Cornwall | 43,200 | 7,560 | 7,560 |
| 16. Western Quality Pigs | 5(b) Area as a whole | 750,000 | 183,000 | 173,000 |
| 17. West Cornwall Vegetable Packing | Cornwall | 240,000 | 45,367 | 45,367 |
| 18. Kingsbridge Estuary Conservation Project | Devon | 60,000 | 25,250 | 2,750 |
| 19. West Country Tourist Board Farm Tourism Project | 5(b) Area as a whole | 3,854,500 | 819,081 | 819,081 |
| 20. River Tamar 2000 Conservation Project—Phase I | Devon & Cornwall | 989,200 | 304,650 | 224,650 |
| 21. Brimpts Barn—Re-use of farm buildings for training purposes | Devon | 176,600 | 29,775 | 29,775 |
| 22. Improvement/Development of Winter Cauliflowers | Cornwall | 234,302 | 74,813 | 74,814 |
| 23. North Cornwall Poultry Group—Feasibility Study | Devon & Cornwall | 9,346 | 2,336 | 2,337 |
| 24. Bodmin Moor Commoners | Cornwall | 25,282 | 11,016 | 10,016 |
| 25. Ostrich Farms International | 5(b) Area as a whole | 1,238,653 | 150,092 | 150,093 |
| Total | 13,345,151 | 3,308,762 | 2,880,030 | |
Isles of Scilly, parts of Devon and parts of West Somerset.
Under the programme MAFF is able to provide support which in turn draws in EAGGF from Europe. Assistance is generally available in support of farm tourism, agricultural and horticultural development and diversification, protection and enhancement of the environment and the generation of energy from alternative sources by the agriculture industry. In addition there is a special package for the Isles of Scilly.
The first EAGGF projects under this programme were approved in March 1995. In the 12 months which have followed since then, a total of 25 projects have been approved and these will lead to the eventual investment of more than £13 million in the objective 5(b) Area. The projects approved vary from small schemes, such as that to develop a market for farm cheese, to a multi-million pound project to promote farm tourism in the whole area. Geographically they span the objective 5(b) area from horticultural enterprises in the Isles of Scilly to timber products on Exmoor and there is no part of the region which will not benefit. I am very pleased with the interest shown and hope that many more projects will be approved in the future.
Full details of the approved projects are as follows: