Written question asked by Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 June 2009. It was answered by Dan Norris (Labour) on Monday, 22 June 2009 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Entec

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) purpose and (b) monetary value is of each contract his Department has with Entec UK environmental consultants.

Answer

The core-Department's financial system records the following expenditure categorisation and values with Entec UK in 2008-09.

Description	Value (£)
Environmental Protection Research and Monitoring	70,254
England Biodiversity Strategy	15,640
Flood and Coastal Defence Research Programme	222,612
Marine Environment Research Programme	7,504
Water Quality and Water Supply Regulation R and D	5,800
Sustainable Water Use and Technical Support	13,444
Air Quality Evidence Base Management	178,033
Sustainable Development Commission Policy	46,070

Secondary information