Written question asked by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 June 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 June 2011. It was answered by Lord Benyon (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 June 2011 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Waste Prevention Fund

Question: (2) how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to the Waste and Resources Action programme's mixed plastics loan fund in each of the last four years; and how much funding she has allocated in each of the next three years.

Answer: DEFRA allocates a grant on an annual basis to the Waste and Resources Action programme (WRAP) to deliver a programme of work for England. We set out what we want WRAP to deliver in our Strategic Steer, but WRAP is responsible for allocating its budget to achieve the outcomes we specify.WRAP is currently developing the Waste Prevention Fund, and has allocated £1 million to it.The Mixed Plastic Loans Fund was established by WRAP in 2010-11 with funding of £2 million.As with all of WRAP'S programmes, WRAP will evaluate the Funds on an ongoing basis to ensure that they provides good value for money.

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