Mr. David Flynn:

These tend to be the heavier and less free-flowing soils. The measures in question are buffer strips located at low-lying areas of fields to catch overland flow. As regards the proposals, regulatory buffer strips are coming in through the regulatory system. There are also supports for putting measures in place through the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, strategic plan. The current regulations set out what is required of those areas, but an interim review is also under way. It will consider any additional measures that might be required.