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Written question asked by Oliver Heald (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 February 2007. It was answered by Barry Gardiner (Labour) on Monday, 12 March 2007 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Institute for Public Policy Research

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding the Countryside Agency has provided to the IPPR or IPPR Trading Ltd. in each year since May 1997; and what the purpose was of such funding.
Answer

I have been asked to reply.When it was still part of The Countryside Agency¹, the Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) agreed some sponsorship funding for the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) North towards its ““A New Rural Agenda”” project. The Countryside Agency’s sponsorship funding was for a total of £25,000 over two years:

£
2005-06 12,500
2006-07 12,500

The purpose of this funding was:"(a) to encourage some fresh thinking about rural issues and policies;""(b) to provide the CRC with opportunities to engage in the debate this project was expected to generate;""(c) to open up opportunities for read-across with CRC work; and""(d) to learn more about the working methods of think tanks which could be of use to the CRC.""¹ The Countryside Agency is now part of Natural England."

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
458 c60W; 123895
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Countryside Agency Institute for Public Policy Research
Link
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