To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for a timeline on the publication of his Department’s draft ammonia strategy.

My Department has developed a comprehensive ammonia strategy which I am actively considering. The draft strategy will propose a series of farm measures to reduce ammonia, conservation actions to improve the condition of habitats, and a revised operational protocol for the assessment of air pollution effects. The ammonia reduction element of the strategy will build on the significant support provided for low emissions slurry spreading equipment in the recent tranche of Tier 1 of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme (FBIS)-Capital. I intend to publish the ammonia strategy for consultation soon.