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Written question asked by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) on Monday, 22 January 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 January 2007. It was answered by Barry Gardiner (Labour) on Thursday, 1 February 2007 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Soil Association

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what grant his Department has recently given to the Soil Association; and for what purpose.
Answer

DEFRA has made the following recent grant payments 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:2006-07—£276,456.84(b) Grant payments to the Soil Association under the Rural Enterprise Scheme (RES) and Vocational Training Scheme (VTS)

Scheme Project start date ¹Total grant awarded to project (£) Project description
Rural Enterprise Scheme 1 August 2006 11,200 Feasibility study for a regional organic network in Yorkshire
Rural Enterprise Scheme 11 August 2006 173,736 Supplementary funding for the organic element of the North West Fantastic Food Partnership
Vocational Training Scheme 24 August 2006 32,435.50 Organic training for converting and existing producers
Rural Enterprise Scheme 1 October 2006 100,409.10 Business and marketing support for the organic food and farming sector
¹This figure is the amount awarded for the whole project period, including years beyond 2006.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
111431; 456 c458-9W;456 c460-1W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Finance Grants Soil Association
Link
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