Written question asked by Colin Breed (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 22 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 October 2002. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Monday, 28 October 2002 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to her Answer of 21st October, reference 75837, on the Rural White Paper,if she will list the funding schemes administered by the (a) regional development agencies and (b) Countryside Agency on behalf of her Department; and if she will list the amount spent through each scheme. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to her answer of 21 October, reference 75837, on the Rural White Paper, if she will list the funding schemes administered by the (a) regional development agencies and (b) Countryside Agency on behalf of her Department; and if she will list the amount spent through each scheme. [77066] Alun Michael: Following the commencement of the Regional Development Agencies single budget arrangements in April of this year they no longer run specific funding schemes on behalf of Departments. The Countryside Agency's main economic and community funding schemes, available for application by individuals or organisations, are as follows (with estimated programme spend this year): _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Funding scheme £ million Market Towns 2.49 Vital Villages Parish Plans 1.35 Community Service Grants 4.82 Parish Transport Grants 4.24 Rural Transport Fund 10.11 Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund 4.8 Local Heritage Initiative 1.68 Support for Rights of Way 1.35 Doorstep Greens 1.24 Millennium Greens 0.44 Walking the Way to Health 1.42 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 77066; 391 c587W;391 c583W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Administration Finance Expenditure Rural areas Regeneration Regional development agencies Countryside Agency
Contains statistics: Yes
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