Written question asked by Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative) on Monday, 19 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 October 2009. It was answered by Dan Norris (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 November 2009 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Green Alliance: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what payments his Department has made to (a) Green Alliance and (b) Friends of the Earth in the last 12 months.

Answer: [holding answer 26 October 2009]: The core-department's financial system records that in the last 12 months no payments have been made to Friends of the Earth and payments totalling £103,810 have been made to Green Alliance. Of this sum, £63,962.50 is expenditure on a research study into the Role of Restrictions on Landfill in UK Waste Policy, and £39,847.50 is for grant expenditure on Strategic Relationship Management: Third Sector Strategy. DEFRA's Third Sector Strategy can be viewed at:"http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/how/third-sectorindex.htm"

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 498 c803W; 294909
Session: 2008-09
Subjects: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Friends of the Earth Green Alliance
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk