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Written question asked by Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 May 2006. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Monday, 22 May 2006 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Agricultural Support

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much financial support the Soil Association received from the Department in each of the last five years.
Answer

For each of the financial years 2001/2002 until 2005/2006 the following grant payments were made to the Soil Association and its associated certification companies, Soil Association Certification Limited and ASCISCO.

(a) Payments made by Defra to Soil Association Certification Limited and ASCISCO as part of the partnership agreement with organic certification bodies in connection with the implementation of the EU Organic inspection regime
(a) Payments made by Defra to Soil Association Certification Limited and ASCISCO as part of the partnership agreement with organic certification bodies in connection with the implementation of the EU Organic inspection regime Amount (£)
2001-02 261,827.50
2002-03 278,964.00
2003-04 283,820.25
2004-05 296,662.80
2005-06 284,274.40
(b) Grant payments to the Soil Association under the Rural Enterprise Scheme (RES) and Vocational Training Scheme (VTS) and the England Objective 1 programme
(b) Grant payments to the Soil Association under the Rural Enterprise Scheme (RES) and Vocational Training Scheme (VTS) and the England Objective 1 programme Amount (£)
2001-02 146,262.88
2002-03 274,689.60
2003-04 365,917.08
2004-05 341,676.62
2005-06 588,648.98

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
446 c1289W; 70251
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Soil Association
Link
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