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Grants: Expenditure

Answer

Details of the 11 projects and 13 payments, which relate to grants paid under the Franco-British INTERREG IIIA programme co-financed by the European regional development fund, are given in the following table:

Supplier	Transaction number	Amount in sterling (£)	British project reference	Project title	Purpose	Comments
Medway council	2500121396	5,739.00	342	Champion—Championing Community Well-Being—A Common Cross-Border Imperative	Enhancing the well-being of citizens in Medway and Grande-Synthe through improvements to their health and community services	Revenue costs
Kent county council	2500121399	226,282.00	313	Cross-Channel Greenways	Development of environmentally friendly and sustainable travel routes in Kent, Medway and the Nord Department	Revenue costs
Brighton and Hove City PCT	2500121411	14,424.00	206	Share the expertise of three health networks for the benefits of cancer patients	Steps to harmonise the treatment of cancer patients in Kent, Sussex and Upper Normandy by adopting best practice from each area	Revenue costs
Medway council	2500121445	26,822.00	217	Promoting the Mental Health of Young People (12-18 years)	Development of strategies to tackle social exclusion among young people in Medway and the Somme Department	Revenue costs
Medway council	2500121462	1,500.00	480	Cross-Channel waste and energy management audit at tourist sites	Identification of problems of waste generated by growing numbers of visitors to sites in the Baie de Somme and the Medway area	Revenue costs
East Sussex CC	2500121443	49,217.00	456	Community Challenge: Take Part, Make a Difference	Development of common strategies to improve waste management information and incentives for citizens of the Seine-Maritime Department and East Sussex	Revenue costs
Kent county council	2500121465	102,001.00	185	Financing of the Joint Technical Secretariat and logistical costs	Support towards four technical assistants based in Kent, Medway, East Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove to promote the programme and develop new projects	Revenue costs
Medway council	2500121503	6,235.00	482	CONMIIXT (CONRAD and MIIXT)	Enabling citizens of Medway and Dunkirk to develop further collaboration on shared social cohesion issues	Revenue costs
East Sussex CC	2500121499	26,124.00	334	Nature Without Borders: discovering bird life and wetland	Creation of two new eco-tourism products exploring the special natural attributes of Kent, East Sussex, and the Seine-Maritime and Somme Departments	Revenue costs
East Sussex CC	2500121506	23,915.00	255	Nature Corridors for All—Phase II (Refine, Develop and Sustain)	Engaging people with learning difficulties in East Sussex, Brighton and Hove, and the Seine-Maritime Department in shared activities to support protection of the environment and wildlife	Revenue costs
East Sussex CC	2500121544	48,426.00	295	Rethinking Rubbish—Tackling our waste problems together	Identification of, and proposing solutions to, issues of growing volume of waste in communities in East Sussex and the Seine-Maritime Department	Revenue costs
East Sussex CC	2500121548	28,927.00	356	New Opportunities for Sustainable (Social and Environmental) Integration	Setting up training opportunities for disabled people and those with special needs, and improving access for them to the countryside and historical sites	Revenue costs
East Sussex CC	2500121544	6,955.00	295	Rethinking Rubbish—Tackling our waste problems together	Identification of, and proposing solutions to, issues of growing volume of waste in communities in East Sussex and the Seine-Maritime Department	Capital costs
East Sussex CC	2500121548	6,690.00	356	New Opportunities for Sustainable (Social and Environmental) Integration	Setting up training opportunities for disabled people and those with special needs, and improving access for them to the countryside and historical sites	Capital costs

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

20221; 517 c534-8W

Session

2010-12

Subjects

INTERREG programme

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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